Chapter LV. making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one
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Chap. LV.— An Act making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one. March 2, 1831.[Obsolete.] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, viz: Congress.For pay and mileage of the members of Congress and delegates, three hundred and seven thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight dollars.
Clerks and officers of Congress.For pay of the officers and clerks of both Houses, thirty-four thousand three hundred dollars. TWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 55. 1831. 453 For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other incidental and contingentFuel, &c. expenses of the Senate, twenty-nine thousand six hundred and eighty-five dollars. For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other incidental and contingentStationery and printing. expenses of the House of Representatives, one hundred thousand dollars.
The said two sums last named to be applied to the payment of the ordinary expenditures of the Senate and House of Representatives, severally, and to no other purpose. For salary of the principal and assistant librarians, two thousand threeLibrarians. hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the library, and pay of messenger, eightLibrary. hundred dollars. For the purchase of books for the library of Congress, five thousand dollars. For compensation to the President and Vice President of the UnitedPresident and Vice President, and heads of departments.
States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Postmaster General, sixty thousand dollars. For clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of State, nineteenState Department. thousand four hundred dollars. For clerks, machinist, and messenger, in the patent office, five thousandPatent office. four hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses of the Department ofContingent expenses. State, including the printing and packing the laws, twenty thousand dollars.
For compiling, printing, and binding the biennial register, to theBiennial register. thirtieth September, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, in pursuance of the resolution of Congress of twenty-seventh April, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, one thousand dollars. For storage of laws and documents, three hundred and forty dollars.Storage. For contingent expenses of the patent office, to wit: books, parchment,Expenses of patent office. stationery, and fuel, and including extra clerk hire, one thousand five hundred and thirty dollars.
For repairs and improvements of grounds and buildings of the patentImprovement of grounds. office, three hundred and sixty dollars. For the compensation of the superintendent and watchmen of theN. E. executive building. north-east executive building, eight hundred and fifty dollars. For satisfying the claim of John Marshall, late superintendent of theJohn Marshall. War and Navy buildings, one hundred and thirty-seven dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, including fuel, labour, oil,N.
E. executive building. repairs of building, engines and buckets, and improvement of ground, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of theTreasury Department. Secretary of the Treasury, fifteen thousand four hundred dollars. For compensation to the first comptroller of the treasury, three thousandFirst comptroller. five hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of theClerks, &c. first comptroller, nineteen thousand one hundred dollars.
For compensation to the second comptroller of the treasury, threeSecond comptroller. thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Clerks, &c. second comptroller, ten thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the first auditor of the treasury, three thousandFirst auditor. dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of theClerks, &c. first auditor, thirteen thousand nine hundred dollars. For compensation to the second auditor of the treasury, three thousandSecond auditor. dollars. 454 Clerks, &c.For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the second auditor, sixteen thousand nine hundred dollars.
Third auditor.For compensation to the third auditor of the treasury, three thousand dollars. Clerks, &c.For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the third auditor, twenty-one thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. Fourth auditor.For compensation to the fourth auditor of the treasury, three thousand dollars. Clerks, &c.For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the fourth auditor, seventeen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Fifth auditor.For compensation to the fifth auditor of the treasury, three thousand dollars.
Clerks, &c.For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the fifth auditor, twelve thousand eight hundred dollars. Treasurer.For compensation to the treasurer of the United Slates, three thousand dollars. Clerks, &c.For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the treasurer of the United States, six thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Register.For compensation to the register of the treasury, three thousand dollars. Clerks, &c.For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the register of the treasury, twenty-four thousand two hundred dollars.
Commissioner of general land office.For compensation to the commissioner of the general land office, three thousand dollars. Clerks, &c.For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the commissioner of the general land office, twenty thousand five hundred dollars; and for temporary clerks, to enable the commissioner to bring up the business of his office, five thousand dollars. M. Bailey.For the commutation of five years’ full pay to Mountjoy Bailey; two thousand four hundred dollars.
Solicitor of the treasury.For compensation to the solicitor of the treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars. Clerks, &c.For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the solicitor of the treasury, three thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. Secretary to sinking fund.For compensation to the secretary to the commissioners of the sinking fund, two hundred and fifty dollars. Contingent expenses, &c.For the expenses of stationery, printing, and all Other incidental and contingent expenses of the several offices of the treasury department, the following several sums, viz:
Office of Treasury.For the office of the treasury, including advertising and extra copying, five thousand dollars. 1st compter.For the office of the first comptroller, one thousand dollars. 2d compter.For the office of the second comptroller, one thousand dollars. 1st auditor.For the office of the first auditor, eight hundred dollars. 2d auditor.For the office of the second auditor, eight hundred dollars. 3d auditor.For the office of the third auditor, one thousand dollars. 4th auditor.For the office of the fourth auditor, one thousand five hundred dollars. 5th auditor.For the office of the fifth auditor, one thousand dollars.
Treasurer.For the office of the treasurer of the United States, seven hundred dollars. Register.For the office of the register of the treasury, three thousand dollars. Commissioner of general land office.For the office of the commissioner of the general land office, including compensation for maps required by resolution of the Senate of twenty-third of February, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, nine thousand dollars. Military land scrip.For compensation for extra aid, during one thousand eight hundred and thirty, in the issuing military land scrip, patents founded on Virginia455 military surveys, and writing and recording patents for lands sold, four thousand dollars.
For the office of the solicitor of the treasury, including purchase ofSolicitor of the treasury. law books for that office, two thousand dollars. For translations, and for transmitting passports and sea letters, threeTranslating. hundred dollars. For stating and printing the public accounts for the year one thousandPrinting public accounts. eight hundred and thirty-one, one thousand four hundred dollars. For compensation of superintendent and watchmen of the south-eastS.E. executive building. executive building, eight hundred and fifty dollars.
For contingent expenses of said building, including fuel, labour, oil, repairs of building, engines and buckets, and improvement of adjoining ground, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of theWar Department. Secretary of War, twenty-one thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary of War, three thousand dollars. For books, maps, and plans for the War Department, one thousand dollars.
For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of thePaymaster general. paymaster general, four thousand six hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, two hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of theCommissary general’s office. commissary general of purchases, four thousand two hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the adjutant general,Adjutant general’s office. two thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars.
For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the commissary generalCommissary general’s office. of subsistence, two thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, including expenses of advertising, two thousand six hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the chief engineer, twoChief engineer. thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand two hundred and seventy dollars.
For drawing instruments, repairing instruments, purchase and repair of books and maps, one thousand one hundred and ninety dollars. For the service of a lithographer, and for materials and repairs for the lithographic press, six hundred and thirty-six dollars. For arrears of the same, one hundred and twenty dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the ordnance office, two thousandOrdnance office. nine hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred dollars.
For compensation to the clerk in the office of the surgeon general,Surgeon general’s office. eleven hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, two hundred and twenty dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the quartermaster general,Quartermaster general’s office. two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, six hundred dollars. For the salary of the superintendent and watchmen of the north-westN. W. executive building. executive building, eight hundred and fifty dollars.
For contingent expenses of said building, including fuel, labour, oil, repairs of building, and engines, and improvement of adjoining ground, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of theNavy Department. Secretary of the Navy, eleven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, three thousand dollars. 456 For compensation to the commissioners of the navy board, ten thousand five hundred dollars.
For compensation to the secretary of the commissioners of the navy board, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks, draughtsman, and messenger, in the office of the commissioners of the navy board, eight thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of the office of the commissioners of the navy board, one thousand eight hundred dollars. S. W. executive building.For the salary of the superintendent of the south-west executive building, and the watchmen, eight hundred and fifty dollars.
For contingent expenses of said building, including fuel, repairs of building, engines, and improvement of ground, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. Post-office Department.For compensation to the two assistant postmasters general, five thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the postmaster general, forty-one thousand one hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For superintendency of the buildings, making up blanks, and compensation to two watchmen and one labourer, sixteen hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation to the extra clerks employed in the Post-office Department, by the late postmaster general, from the first of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, to the first of April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine, four thousand one hundred and seventy-five dollars, twenty-seven cents. For compensation to the temporary and extra clerks employed in the Post-office Department, since the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine, to the thirty-first December, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, fifteen thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine dollars, eight cents.
For completing the new post-office building, four hundred and eighty-four dollars, three cents. Surveyors.For compensation to the surveyor general in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of said surveyor, two thousand one hundred dollars. For compensation to the surveyor south of Tennessee, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of said surveyor, including two hundred dollars of arrears, one thousand nine hundred dollars.
For compensation to the surveyor in Elinois, Missouri, and Arkansas, two thousand dollars. For compensation to clerks in the office of said surveyor, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the surveyor in Alabama, two thousand dollars. For compensation to clerks in the office of said surveyor, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the surveyor in Florida, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of said surveyor, two thousand dollars.
Commissioner of public buildings.For compensation to the commissioner of the public buildings in Washington city, two thousand dollars. Mint.For compensation to the officers and clerk of the mint, nine thousand six hundred dollars. For compensation to assistants in the several departments of the mint,457 including extra clerk hire and labourers, fourteen thousand six hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses and repairs, cost of machinery, for allowance for wastage in gold and silver coinage, of the mint, thirteen thousand five hundred and ninety dollars.
For compensation to the governor, judges, and secretary of the MichiganTerritories. territory, seven thousand eight hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the Michigan territory, three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative council, pay of the officers of the council, fuel, stationery, and printing, and repairs of the legislative hall, including arrearages, eight thousand two hundred and ninety dollars. For compensation to the governor, judges, and secretary of the Arkansas territory, including additional compensation to each judge, to thirtieth June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, nine thousand four hundred dollars.
For pay and mileage of the legislative council of said territory, five thousand four hundred and ten dollars. For contingent expenses of the Arkansas territory, three hundred and fifty dollars. For incidental expenses of the legislature of Arkansas, by act of1828, ch. 100. twenty-fourth May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, seven hundred and twenty dollars. For compensation to the governor, judges, and secretary of the Florida territory, including additional compensation for the judges for extra duty under the act of twenty-third May, one thousand eight hundred and1828, ch. 70. twenty-eight, fifteen thousand three hundred and forty-nine dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Florida territory, three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative council of Florida, pay of officers and servants of the council, fuel, stationery, printing, and distribution of the laws, including two hundred and forty-eight dollars for arrears, seven thousand six hundred and forty dollars. For compensation to the chief justice, the associate judges, and districtJudiciary. judges of the United States, including arrearages arising from increased salaries of certain district judges under the act of May twenty-ninth,1830, ch. 213. one thousand eight hundred and thirty, eighty-seven thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars, eighteen cents.
For the salaries of chief justice and associate judges of the District of Columbia, and of the judges of the orphans’ courts of the said district, nine thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to William Cranch, chief justice of the circuitWilliam Cranch, for code of jurisprudence.1816, ch. 143. court for the District of Columbia, for preparing a code of civil and criminal jurisprudence, in compliance with an act of Congress, approved twenty-ninth April, one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, one thousand dollars.
For compensation to the attorney general of the United States, fourAttorney general. thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerk in the office of the attorney general, eight hundred dollars. For contingencies to the office of the attorney general, five hundred dollars. For a messenger in said office, five hundred dollars. For purchase of books for office of attorney general, five hundred dollars. For defraying the expenses already incurred in fitting up the office of the attorney genera), seven hundred and thirty-three dollars. 458 Reporter Supreme Court.For compensation to the reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court, one thousand dollars.
District attorneys and marshals.For compensation to the district attorneys and marshals, as granted by law, including those in the several territories, eleven thousand three hundred dollars. Expenses of United States courts, &c.For defraying the expenses of the Supreme, circuit, and district courts of the United States, including the District of Columbia: also, for jurors and witnesses, in aid of the funds arising from fines, penalties, and forfeitures, incurred in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-one, and preceding years; arid, likewise, for defraying the expenses of suits in which the United States are concerned, and of prosecutions for offences committed against the United Stales, and for the safe-keeping of prisoners, one hundred and ninety thousand dollars.
Pensions.For the payment of sundry pensions granted by the late and present governments, one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Lighthouses, &c.For the support and maintenance of lighthouses, floating lights, beacons, buoys, and stakeages, including the purchase of oil, keepers’ salaries, repairs and improvements, and contingent expenses, one hundred and ninety-three thousand one hundred and fifty-six dollars. Lighthouses.For building lighthouses on little Watt’s island, Maryland; on Clay island, Maryland; at the entrance of Roanoke Sound, in North Carolina; at or near Choctaw Point, in Alabama; and near St.
Mark’s harbour, in Florida, twenty-nine thousand eight hundred dollars, being the amount of balances of moneys heretofore appropriated to the said objects; which said several balances are hereby re-appropriated to the several objects specifically. Registers and receivers.For the salaries of registers and receivers of land offices, where there are no sales, two thousand dollars. Keepers of archives.For the salaries of two keepers of the public archives in Florida, one thousand dollars.
Commissioners of loans.For stationery and books for the offices of commissioners of loans, five hundred dollars. Assistant counsel, &c. for Florida land claims.1828, ch. 70.For allowance to assistant counsel and district attorney, under the act supplementary to the several acts providing for the settlement of private land claims in Florida, dated twenty-third of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, including contingencies, eight thousand dollars, including the unexpended balance of the last year’s appropriation for the same objects.
Luigi Persico.For the third payment to Luigi Persico, for statues for the Capitol, four thousand dollars. Executive buildings.For alterations and improvements in the executive buildings, and painting the same, six thousand five hundred dollars. Surveying of public lands.For surveying the public lands, including the amount of arrearages due for the last year, one hundred and thirty thousand dollars. Diplomatic expenses.For the salaries of the ministers of the United States to Great Britain, France, Spain, Russia, the Netherlands, and Colombia, fifty-four thousand dollars.
For the salaries of the secretaries of legation to the same places, twelve thousand dollars. For the salaries of the chargé des affaires to Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Brazil, Buenos Ayres, Chili, Peru, Mexico, and Guatemala, forty thousand five hundred dollars. For outfit of the present minister to Russia, nine thousand dollars. For outfits of the charge des affaires at Peru, Chili, Brazil, and Guatemala, eighteen thousand dollars. For the outfit and salary of a chargé d’affaires, for the salary of a drogoman at Constantinople; and for the contingent expenses of the legation, thirty-six thousand five hundred dollars, to wit:
For the outfit of a chargé d’affaires, four thousand five hundred dollars; for salary ofTWENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 56. 1831.459 a charge d’affaires, four thousand five hundred dollars; for salary of a drogoman, two thousand five hundred dollars; for the contingent expenses of the legation, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the contingent expenses of foreign intercourse, in addition to the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars hereinafter appropriated, the sura of fifteen thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of all the missions abroad, twenty thousand dollars. For the salaries of the agents for claims at London and Paris, four thousand dollars. For the expenses of intercourse with the Barbary powers, thirty thousand dollars. For the relief and protection of American seamen, in foreign countries, twenty thousand dollars. For the contingent expenses of foreign intercourse, twenty-five thousand dollars. For carrying into effect the act of May twenty-ninth, one thousand1830, ch. 154. eight hundred and thirty, for the settlement of the accounts of certain diplomatic functionaries, ten thousand five hundred dollars.
For the payment of claims for property lost, captured or destroyed byProperty lost, &c.1825, ch. 66. the enemy, the balance of the appropriation made by the act of third March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, heretofore carried to the surplus fund, thirty-two thousand seventy-three dollars and eighty cents. For the compensation due to James Parker for investigating theJames Parker. accounts of Robert Arnold, late collector of Amboy, two hundred [and] nine dollars and sixty-four cents.
For the designating and marking the boundary line between the stateBoundary of Louisiana and Arkansas. of Louisiana and the district of Arkansas, three thousand dollars; the same to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of State. For preparing a revision of the former estimates of the population ofRevision of estimates. the United States, one thousand dollars. Approved, March 2, 1831.