Chapter LIV. making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-eight

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Chap. LIV.— An Act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-eight.April 6, 1838. [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: For pay and mileage of the members of Congress and delegates, Pay and mileage of members ot Congress. five hundred and sixty-seven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars;

For pay of the officers and clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives, Pay of officers, &c., of Congress. forty thousand four hundred dollars; For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other contingent expenses of Contingent exp. of Senate. the Senate, fifty thousand dollars; For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other contingent expenses of Contingent expenses of Ho. Reps. the House of Representatives, two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars; The two sums last mentioned to be applied to the payment of the Two last sums applicable only to ordinary exp. ordinary expenditures of the Senate and House of Representatives, severally, and to no other purpose.

For compensation to the President and Vice President of the United President, Vice President, and beads 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 salary of the secretary to sign patents for public lands, per act Secretary to sign patents for lands. 1833, ch. 91. of March second, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, one thousand five hundred dollars;

For clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of State, Off. Sec. State, clerks, &c. twenty thousand three hundred dollars; For the contingent expenses of the Department of State, including Contingent expenses. publishing and distributing the laws, twenty-five thousand dollars; For the superintendent and watchman of the northeast executive Supdt. and watchman. building, one thousand five hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said building, including fuel, labor, oil, Contingent expenses. and repairs, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Off. Sec. Treas. clerks, &c. Secretary of the Treasury, sixteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars; For compensation to the clerks in said office, per act of twenty-third Additional clerks, 1836, ch. 115. of June, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, three thousand six hundred dollars; For compensation to the First Comptroller of the Treasury, three 1st Comptroller. thousand five hundred dollars; For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Clerks and messengers.

First Comptroller, nineteen thousand three hundred dollars; For compensation to the Second Comptroller, three thousand dollars;2d Comptroller. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Clerks and messenger.217 Second Comptroller, including the compensation of two clerks transferred from the office of the Fourth Auditor, twelve thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; For compensation to the First Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars; For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Clerks and messenger.

First Auditor, fifteen thousand nine hundred dollars. For compensation to the Second Auditor of the Treasury, three 2d Auditor. thousand dollars; For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Clerks and messenger. Second Auditor, seventeen thousand nine hundred dollars; For compensation to the Third Auditor, three thousand dollars;3d Auditor. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Clerks and messengers. Third Auditor, twenty-seven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;

For compensation to two additional clerks, employed under the act Two additional clerks. 1837, ch. 5. of the eighteenth of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, for the payment of horses and other property lost or destroyed, two thousand four hundred dollars; For compensation to the Fourth Auditor, three thousand dollars;4th Auditor. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Clerks and messenger. Fourth Auditor, fifteen thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars;

For an additional clerk in the same, to carry into effect the act of An additional clerk. the third of March last, for the more equitable administration of the pension fund, one thousand dollars; For compensation to the Fifth Auditor, three thousand dollars;5th Auditor. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Clerks and messenger. Fifth Auditor, nine thousand eight hundred dollars; For compensation to the Treasurer of the United States, three thousand Treasurer. dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Clerks and messenger. Treasurer of the United States, ten thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; For compensation to the Register of the Treasury, three thousand Register. dollars; For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Clerks and messengers. Register of the Treasury, twenty-four thousand two hundred dollars; For compensation of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Commissioner of General Land Office. per act of fourth July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, three thousand dollars;

For compensation of the recorder, solicitor, draughtsman, and assistant Other officers in the General Land Office. draughtsman, clerks, messengers, and packers, in the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, one hundred and seven thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars; For compensation to the Solicitor of the Treasury, three thousand Solicitor of the Treasury. five hundred dollars; For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Clerks and messenger.

Solicitor of the Treasury, three thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars; For expenses of stationery, printing, and all other contingent expenses Expenses of Treas. Dept. of the Treasury Department, viz: For the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, including copying, Off. Sec. Trea. copying, &c. and expenses incurred in consequence of the burning of the Treasury building, twelve thousand five hundred dollars; For translating foreign languages, and for receiving and transmitting Translating, &c. passports and sea letters, in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, three hundred dollars;

For stating and printing public accounts, one thousand four hundred Public accounts. dollars; For the office of the First Comptroller, two thousand dollars;Off. 1st Comptroller. 218 For the office of the Second Comptroller, one thousand five hundred Off. 2d Comptroller. dollars; For the office of the First Auditor, one thousand dollars;Off. 1st Audit. For the office of the Second Auditor, one thousand dollars;Off. 2d Audit. For the office of the Third Auditor, including one thousand four Off. 3d Audit. hundred and fifty dollars, the estimated amount due to printers for publishing rules and regulations and notices to claimants, under the act of the eighteenth of January, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, to provide 1837, ch. 5. for the payment of horses and other property lost or destroyed in the military service of the United States, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;

For the office of the Fourth Auditor, one thousand dollars;Off. 4th Audit. For the office of the Fifth Auditor, one thousand dollars;Off. 5th Audit. For the office of the Treasurer of the United States, one thousand Off. Treasurer. three hundred dollars; For the office of the Register of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;Off. Register. For the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury, including five hundred Off. Solicitor of the Treasury. dollars for the purchase of books, one thousand five hundred dollars;

For compensation of superintendent and two watchmen for the additional Sup’dt and watchmen for General Land Office. building for the use of the General Land Office, one thousand and fifty dollars; For compensation of the superintendent and watchman of the southeast Supdt. and watchman S. E. Ex. building. executive building, two thousand one hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of the building occupied by the Treasury, Contingent expenses of Treas. building. including fuel, oil, labor, repairs, furniture, and for rent, amounting to four thousand three hundred and fifty dollars per annum, twelve thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Off. Sec. War. clerks and messengers. Secretary of War, including the messenger in the Bounty Land Bureau, thirteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; For contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary of War, three Contingent expenses. thousand dollars; For books, maps, and plans, for the War Department, one thousand Books, maps, and plans. dollars; For compensation of extra clerks, when employed in said office, three Extra clerks. thousand dollars;

For compensation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, three thousand Commissioner of Indian affairs. dollars; For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Clerks and messenger. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, sixteen thousand four hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, two thousand dollars;Cont. exp. For compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions, including five Commissioner of Pensions. hundred dollars for deficiency in the appropriation for eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, three thousand five hundred dollars;

For compensation of clerks transferred from the office of the Secretary Clerks transferred from office Sec. War. of War to the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, four thousand eight hundred dollars; For compensation to clerks and messengers for the office of the Commissioner Clerks and messengers authorized by act 9th May, 1836, ch. 60. of Pensions, authorized by act of ninth May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, thirteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars; For compensation to clerks and messenger in the office of the Paymaster Off.

Paymaster General. General, six thousand one hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, three hundred dollars;Cont. exp. For compensation of clerk and messenger in the office of the Commanding Off. Com’g. General. General, one thousand five hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, three hundred dollars;Cont. exp. For compensation to clerks and messenger in the office of the Adjutant Off. Adjutant General. General, seven thousand six hundred and fifty dollars; 219 For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand six hundred Cont. exp. dollars;

For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Quartermaster Quartermaster General. General, seven thousand three hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, six hundred dollars;Cont. exp. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Commissary Off. Com’y. Gen’l. of Purchases. General of Purchases, four thousand two hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred dollars;Cont. exp. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Commissary Off.

Com’y. Gen’l. of Subsistence. General of Subsistence, four thousand three hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, two thousand six hundred Cont. exp. dollars; For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Chief Off. Chief Engineer. Engineer, five thousand six hundred and fifty dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, including one thousand dollars Cont. exp. for expenses attending the removal of the office, two thousand dollars; For compensation to clerk and messenger in the office of the Surgeon Off.

Surgeon General. General, one thousand six hundred and fifty dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, seven hundred dollars;Cont. exp. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the Ordnance office, Ordnance Off. eight thousand six hundred and fifty dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, nine hundred and fifteen dollars;Cont. exp. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the Topographical Topographical Bureau. Bureau, two thousand five hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses of said bureau, one thousand two hundred and thirty-five dollars;Cont. exp. For compensation of superintendent and watchmen of the northwest Sup’dt. and watchmen N. W. Ex. Build’g. executive building, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; For contingent expenses of said building, including rent of Bounty Contingent expenses. Land office; for improving the grounds for a new building; for land for the engine house, authorized by the act of March three, eighteen hundred 1837, ch. 33. and thirty-seven; and for the contingencies of the fire engines and apparatus, five thousand three hundred dollars;

For compensation of the clerks and messengers in the office of the Off. Sec. Navy clerks and messengers. Secretary of the Navy, twelve thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, three thousand dollars;Cont exp. For compensation of the Commissioners of the Navy Board, ten Commission’s of Navy Board. thousand five hundred dollars; For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy Board, two thousand Secretary. dollars; For compensation to the clerks and messenger of the Navy Board, Clerks and messenger. eight thousand four hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand eight hundred Cont exp. dollars; For salary of superintendent and watchman of the southwest executive Sup’dt. and watchman S. W. Ex. build’g. building, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; For contingent expenses of said building, three thousand three hundred Cont. exp. and fifty dollars; For compensation to three Assistant Postmasters General, per act Assis’t. Postmaster Gen’l., July 2, 1836, ch. 270. third [second] July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, seven thousand five hundred dollars;

For compensation to clerks and messengers in the General Post Clerks and messengers. Office, forty-eight thousand six hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, including four thousand dollars Cont. exp. for rent and fuel for the Auditor’s office, twelve thousand five hundred dollars; 220 For arrearages for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, six Arrearages for 1837. thousand seven hundred and forty-nine dollars and ninety-eight cents; For compensation of two watchmen, six hundred dollars;Watchmen.

For compensation to the Auditor of the Post Office, three thousand Auditor of Post Office. dollars; For compensation to clerks and messengers in said office, fifty-five Clerks and messengers. thousand five hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, including the expense of Contingent expenses. quarterly books, stationery, printing, pay of laborers, and arrearage of expenses incidental to the occupation of the new office, seven thousand four hundred and thirty-seven dollars;

For compensation of the Surveyor General northwest of the Ohio, Surv’r. Gen’l. N. W. of Ohio. two thousand dollars; For compensation to clerks in his office, per acts of ninth May, Clerks, 1836, chap. 60. eighteen hundred and thirty-six, six thousand three hundred dollars; For compensation to the Surveyor General for Illinois and Missouri, Surv’r. Gen’l. for Illinois and Missouri. two thousand dollars; For compensation to clerks in the office of said Surveyor General, Clerks. per acts of ninth May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, three thousand two hundred dollars;

For compensation to the Surveyor General of Arkansas, two thousand Surv’r. Gen’l. of Arkansas. dollars; For compensation of clerks in the office of said Surveyor General, Clerks. three thousand dollars; For compensation of the Surveyor General of Louisiana, two thousand Surv’r. Gen’l. of Louisiana. dollars; For compensation to clerks in the office of said Surveyor General, Clerks. per acts of ninth May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, four thousand three hundred dollars; For compensation of the Surveyor General of Mississippi, two thousand Surv’r.

Gen’l. of Mississippi. dollars; For compensation of clerks in the office of said Surveyor General, Clerks. per acts of the ninth of May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, five hundred dollars; For compensation of the Surveyor General of Alabama, two thousand Surv’r. Gen’l. of Alabama. dollars; For compensation of clerks in the office of said Surveyor General, Clerks, May 9, 1836, ch. 60. per acts of ninth May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, including one thousand five hundred dollars for additional clerk-hire in preparing the Additional clerk hire. survey and return of the Cherokee cession, two thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars;

For compensation of the Surveyor General of Florida, two thousand Surv’r. Gen’l. of Florida. dollars; For compensation of clerks in the office of said Surveyor General, Clerks. two thousand dollars; For compensation to the Commissioner of Public Buildings in Washington, Commissioner of Public Buildings. two thousand three hundred dollars; For compensation to three assistants to the Commissioner, as superintendent Assistants, &c. of the Potomac bridge; for the expense of oil for the lamps, one thousand nine hundred and forty-two dollars and fifty cents;

For compensation to the officers and clerks of the Mint, twenty thousand Officers and clerks of Mint. four hundred dollars; For pay of laborers in the various departments of the Mint, and for Laborers and contingent exp. contingent expenses, fourteen thousand six hundred dollars; For compensation to the officers and clerk of the branch Mint at Officers and clerks of Mint at Charlotte. Charlotte, North Carolina, six thousand dollars; For pay of laborers in the various departments of the same, three Laborers. thousand six hundred dollars; 221 For wastage of gold and for contingent expenses of the same, five Wastage of gold and contingent expenses. thousand four hundred dollars;

For renewing the roof of the Mint at Charlotte, North Carolina, two Renewing the roof. thousand dollars; For compensation to the officers and clerk of the branch Mint at Officers and clerk of the Mint at Dahlonega. Dahlonega, Georgia, six thousand dollars; For pay of laborers in the various departments of the same, three Laborers. thousand eight hundred dollars; For wastage of gold, and for contingent expenses of the same, four Wastage of gold, &c. thousand dollars; For enclosing the Mint lot, and for buildings, seven thousand five Enclosing the Mint lot, &c. hundred dollars;

For compensation to the officers and clerks of the branch Mint at Officers, &c., of Mint at New Orleans. New Orleans, twelve thousand nine hundred dollars; For pay of laborers in the various departments of the same, twenty-two Laborers. thousand dollars; For wastage of gold and silver, and for contingent expenses of the Wastage of gold and silver, &c. same, twenty-seven thousand one hundred dollars; For compensation of the Governor, Judges, and Secretary of Wisconsin Governor, &c. of Wisconsin.

Territory, nine thousand one hundred dollars; For contingent expenses, pay, and mileage of the members of the Pay and mileage of members of Legislative Assembly, &c. Legislative Assembly; pay of officers of the Council, and taking the census of said Territory, and for printing the laws; for furniture and rent of buildings, twenty-nine thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars; For compensation of the Governor, Judges, and Secretary of the Governor, &c. of Florida. Territory of Florida, eleven thousand seven hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses, pay, and mileage of the members of the Pay and mileage of members of Legislative Council, &c. Legislative Council of said Territory; pay of the officers of the Council, and for copying the laws for the printer, ten thousand dollars; For compensation to the Chief Justice, the Associate Judges, and Chief Justice, Associates, and Dist. Judges U. States. district Judges of the United States, one hundred and one thousand four hundred dollars; For compensation of the Chief Justice and Associate Judges of the Chief Justice, Associates, &c. of D.

C. District of Columbia, and of the Judge of the Orphans’ Courts of said District, nine thousand five hundred dollars; For compensation to the Attorney General of the United States, four Attorney General. thousand dollars; For compensation of clerk and messenger in the office of the Attorney Clerk and messenger. General, one thousand three hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, five hundred dollars;Cont. exp. For compensation to the reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Reporter of Supreme court.

Court, one thousand dollars; For compensation to the district attorneys and marshals, as granted District Attorneys and Marshals. by law, including those in the several Territories, thirteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; For defraying the expenses of the Supreme Court and the District Expenses of the Supreme and District Courts U. S., &c. 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-eight and preceding years; and likewise for defraying the expenses of suits in which the United States are concerned, and of prosecutions for offences committed against the United States, and for the safe-keeping of prisoners, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars;

For expenses of printing the records of the Supreme Court, three Records of Supreme Court. thousand dollars; For the payment of pensions granted by special acts of Congress, one Pensions by special acts. thousand and fifty dollars; For the support and maintenance of light-houses, floating lights, Light-houses, &c. 222 beacons, buoys, and stakages, including the purchase of lamps, oil, keepers’ salaries, repairs, improvements, and contingent expenses, three hundred and fifty-six thousand eight hundred and sixty-three dollars;

For survey of the coast of the United States, including the compensation Survey of the coast U. S. of the superintendent and assistants, ninety thousand dollars; For completing the public warehouse at Baltimore, twenty-five thousand Warehouse at Baltimore. dollars; For completing surveys in Alabama, according to the provision in the Surveys in Alabama. appropriation act of third March, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, twenty-five hundred dollars;1837, ch. 33. For surveys in Missouri, in the towns named in the act of twenty-sixth Surveys in Missouri.

May, eighteen hundred and twenty-four, six thousand dollars; For the compensation to two keepers of the public archives in Florida, Keepers of archives in Fl’a. one thousand dollars; For salaries of ministers of the United States to Great Britain, Ministers of U. S. France, Spain, Russia, and Prussia, forty-five thousand dollars; For salaries of the secretaries of legation to the same places, ten Secretaries of Legation. thousand dollars; For salaries of the charges des affaires to Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Charges des affaires.

Holland, Turkey, Belgium, Brazil, Chili, Peru, Central America, New Granada, and Venezuela, and for an outfit to a charge d’affaires to Peru, fifty-eight thousand five hundred dollars; For salary of the drogoman, and for contingent expenses of the legation Drogoman, &c. to Turkey, six thousand five hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of all the missions abroad, thirty thousand Cont. exp. of missions abroad. dollars; For salaries of the consuls of the United States at London and Paris, Consuls at London and Paris. four thousand dollars;

For expenses of intercourse with the Barbary Powers, seventeen Intercourse with Barbary Powers. thousand four hundred dollars; For the relief and protection of American seamen in foreign countries, Relief, &c.,of Am. Seamen. forty thousand dollars; For the contingent expenses of foreign intercourse, fifteen thousand Cont. exp. of foreign intercourse. dollars; For clerk-hire, office-rent, stationery, and other expenses, in the office Expenses in office of American consul in London, 1836, chap. 2. of the American consul at London, per act of nineteenth January, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, two thousand eight hundred dollars;

For interpreters, guards, and other expenses incidental to the consulates Interpreters, &c., in consulates in Turkish dominions. in the Turkish dominions, five thousand five hundred dollars; For salary of the principal and two assistant librarians; pay of Librarians, messenger, &c. the messenger, and for contingent expenses of the library, four thousand two hundred and ten dollars; For the purchase of books for the library of Congress, five thousand Books for Library of Congress. dollars;

For registers for ships and vessels and lists of crews, four thousand Registers for ships, &c. dollars; For compensation to a person employed in making an abstract of the Abstract of the pension laws, &c. pension laws, and in preparing the papers for Congress, under the resolution of the House of Representatives of the ninth of October, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, five hundred dollars; For carrying into effect the fourth article of the treaty with Spain, Fourth art. of treaty with Spain. three thousand dollars;

For alterations and repairs of the Capitol, and incidental expenses, Alterations, &c., of the Capitol, &c. six thousand three hundred and thirty-one dollars; For filling up the street in front of carpenter’s shop, and conducting Street in front of carpenter’s shop; water for stables. water to the public stables, five hundred and fifty dollars; For lighting lamps and superintendence of public grounds around Lighting lamps, &c., around Capitol. the Capitol, five thousand nine hundred and seventy-six dollars;

For extending Capitol square west, and improving the same south of 223 the centre footway, according to the plan already in part executed, under Improving the Capitol square. the provisions of an act of the last Congress, twenty-three thousand one hundred and twenty-seven dollars and eighty-six cents; For attendance at the western gates of the Capitol, five hundred and Attendance at western gates. forty-seven dollars and fifty cents; For salary of the principal gardener, one thousand dollars;Principal Gardener.

For alterations and repairs of the President’s house, and for superintendence Alterations, &c., of President’s house, &c. of the grounds around the same, four thousand eight hundred and fifteen dollars; For flag footways across Pennsylvania avenue at Third, Four-and-a-half, Flag footways on Pa. avenue, &c. Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth streets, and across First street, east of Capitol square, two thousand two hundred and eighty dollars;

For repairing the Marine Hospital at Charleston, South Carolina, two Marine Hospital at Charleston. thousand dollars; For the second payment to Luigi Persico, according to the contract Second payment to L. Persico. made with him, for a group of statues for the Capitol, four thousand dollars; For the second payment to the artists engaged in executing paintings Second payment to artists executing paintings for the rotundo. for the rotundo of the Capitol, under the joint resolution of the two Houses, eight thousand dollars;

For purchasing eighty thousand pieces of parchment, and the Purchasing and printing parchment. expense of printing the same, thirteen thousand six hundred dollars; For the service of the General Post Office, for the year eighteen General Post Office. hundred and thirty-eight, in conformity to the act of second July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, four million six hundred and ninety-four 1836, ch. 270. thousand dollars, viz: For transportation of mails, three million four hundred thousand Transportation of mails. dollars;

For compensation of postmasters, nine hundred and thirty-five thousand Compensation of postmasters. dollars; For ship, steamboat, and way-letters, thirty-one thousand dollars;Ship, steamboat, and way letiers. For wrapping paper, twenty thousand dollars;Wrapping paper. For office furniture, six thousand dollars;Off. furniture. For advertising, twenty-five thousand dollars;Advertising For mail bags, forty thousand dollars;Mail bags. For blanks, thirty-six thousand dollars;Blanks.

For mail locks and keys and stamps, nine thousand dollars;Mail locks, &c. For mail depredations and special agents, twelve thousand dollars;Mail depredations and special agents. For clerks for offices, one hundred and forty thousand dollars;Clerks. For miscellaneous, forty thousand dollars.Miscellaneous. *Provided,* That there shall exist in the President and in the Postmaster Proviso. General, the same power to transfer funds from one to another head of appropriation, between the appropriations above made for the service of the General Post Office, as exists in the President and any other head of an executive department to transfer funds appropriated under one head to the service of another, in any other branch of the public service.

Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That the money arising from the Furniture for the President’s house. sale of the old furniture in the President’s house shall be applied to the purchase of new furniture for the same. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That the unexpended balances Unexpended balances for clerks in offices of surveyors gen’l. appropriated. of appropriations for compensation to the clerks in the offices of the surveyors general of public lands be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, in addition to the sums appropriated by this act for the same purpose.

Approved, April 6, 1838.