Chapter XXII. making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the Government for the year eighteen hundred and forty

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Chap. XXII.— An Act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the Government for the year eighteen hundred and forty. May 8, 1840.[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,Members of Congress. two hundred and sixty-eight thousand nine hundred and forty-four dollars;

For pay of the officers and clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives,Officers of the Senate and House of Reps. eighteen thousand four hundred dollars; For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other contingent expenses of theExpenses of Senate. Senate, fifty thousand dollars; For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other contingent expenses of theExpenses of House of Reps. House of Representatives, one hundred thousand dollars; The two sums last mentioned to be applied to the payment of the 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 UnitedPresident, 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 salary of the Secretary to sign patents for public lands, per actSecretary to sign patents for lands.1833, ch. 91.Off. Sec. State. 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,Clerks and messengers. twenty thousand three hundred dollars; For the contingent expenses of the Department of State, includingCont. exp. of department. publishing and distributing the laws, twenty-five thousand dollars; For the superintendent and watchmen of the northeast executiveSuperint’t and watchmen N.E. Ex. building. building, one thousand five hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said building, including fuel, labor, oil,Contingent expenses of said building. and repairs, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of theOffice Sec. Treasury.Clerks and messengers.Clerks per act 23d June 1836, ch. 115. Secretary of the Treasury, sixteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars; For compensation to the clerks in said office, per act of the twenty-third June, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, entitled “An act to regulate the deposites of the public money,” three thousand six hundred dollars; For compensation to the First Comptroller of the Treasury, threeFirst Comptroller. thousand five hundred dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of theClerks and messengers. First Comptroller, nineteen thousand three hundred dollars; For compensation to the Second Comptroller, three thousand dollars;Second Comptroller. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Second Comptroller, including the compensation of two clerks transferredClerks and messengers. from the office of the Fourth Auditor, twelve thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; 372 1st Auditor.For compensation to the First Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;

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

Additional clerks under act 18th Jan. 1837, ch. 5.For compensation to two clerks employed on claims under the act of the eighteenth January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, two thousand four hundred dollars; 4th Auditor.For compensation to the Fourth Auditor, three thousand dollars; Clerks and messengers.For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Fourth Auditor, sixteen thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars; 5th Auditor.For compensation to the Fifth Auditor, three thousand dollars;

Clerks and messenger.For compensation to clerks and messengers in the office of the Fifth Auditor, nine thousand eight hundred dollars; Clerks according to act 7th July 1838.For compensation to two clerks in the office of the Fifth Auditor, according to the act of the seventh July, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, two thousand dollars; Treasurer of United States.For compensation to the Treasurer of the United States, three thousand dollars; Clerks and messengers.For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Treasurer of the United States, ten thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars;

Register of the Treasury.For compensation to the Register of the Treasury, three thousand dollars; Clerks and messengers.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.1836, ch. 352.Other officers in the General Land Office.For compensation of the Commissioner of the 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 draughtsman, clerks, messengers, and packers, in the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, ninety-five thousand five hundred dollars; Solicitor of the Treasury.For compensation to the Solicitor of the Treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars; Clerks and messenger.For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury, three thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars;

Translating, &c. in office of Sec. Treasury.For translating foreign languages and for receiving and transmitting passports and sea letters, in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, three hundred dollars; Stating and printing acc’ts.For stating and printing public accounts, one thousand four hundred dollars; Contingent expenses forFor stationery, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the Treasury Department, viz: Office 1st Comptroller.For the office of the First Comptroller, two thousand dollars;

Off. 2d Comptroller.For the office of the Second Comptroller, one thousand five hundred dollars; Off. 1st Auditor.For the office of the First Auditor, one thousand two hundred dollars; Off. 2d Auditor.For the office of the Second Auditor, one thousand dollars; Off. 3d Auditor.For the office of the Third Auditor, two thousand dollars; Off. 4th Auditor.For the office of the Fourth Auditor, five hundred dollars; 373 For the office of the Fifth Auditor, one thousand dollars;Off. 5th Auditor.

For the office of the Treasurer of the United States, two thousandOff. Treasurer. dollars; For the office of the Register of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;Off. Register. For the office of the Solicitor, one thousand dollars;Off. Solicitor. For eighty-three thousand pieces of parchment and printing, booksGeneral Land Office. and stationery, advertising, and contingent expenses of the General Land office, and for books and blanks for the district land offices, eighteen thousand four hundred and seventeen dollars;

For compensation of the superintendent and watchmen of the southeastSuperint’t and watchmen S. E. exec. building. executive building, two thousand one hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of the building occupied by the Treasury,Contingent expenses of building occupied by the Treasury. including fuel, labor, oil, carrying the department mails, and sealing ships’ registers, in one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, and one thousand eight hundred and forty, etc., twelve thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of theOffice Secretary of War.Clerks and messengers. Secretary of War, including the messenger in the bounty land bureau, thirteen thousand three hundred and fifty dollars; For contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary of War, threeContingent expenses. thousand dollars; For books, maps, and plans for the War Department, one thousandBooks, &c. dollars; For compensation of extra clerks, when employed in said office, threeExtra clerks. thousand dollars;

For compensation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, threeCommissioner of Ind. affairs. thousand dollars; For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of theClerks and messenger. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, sixteen thousand four hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, two thousand dollars;Contingent expenses. For compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions, two thousandCommissioner of Pensions. five hundred and eighty-four dollars and fifty-seven cents;

For compensation of clerks transferred from the office of the SecretaryClerks transferred from office Sec. War. of War to the office of Commissioner of Pensions, four thousand eight hundred dollars; For compensation to clerks and messengers for the office of the CommissionerClerks and messengers authorized by act 9th May 1836, ch. 60. of Pensions, authorized by [the] act of ninth May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, thirteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, three thousand dollars,Expenses.

For compensation to clerks and messenger in the office of the PaymasterOff. Paymaster General.Clerks and messengers. General, seven thousand one hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred dollars;Expenses. For compensation of clerk and messenger in the office of the CommandingOff. Comm’dg General, Clerk and messenger. General, one thousand five hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, three hundred dollars;Expenses. For compensation to clerks and messenger in the office of the AdjutantOff.

Adj. Gen.Clerks and messenger. General, seven thousand six hundred and fifty dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand six hundred dollars;Expenses. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the QuartermasterOff. Q. M. Gen. Clerks and messenger. General, seven thousand three hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand dollars;Expenses. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the CommissaryOff. Com.

Gen. Purchases. Clerks and messenger. General of Purchases, four thousand two hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred dollars;Expenses. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the CommissaryOff. Com. Gen. Subsistence. Clerks and messenger. General of Subsistence, four thousand three hundred dollars; 374 Expenses.For contingent expenses of said office, three thousand two hundred dollars; Off. Chief Engineer. Clerks and messenger.For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of Chief Engineer, five thousand six hundred and fifty dollars;

Expenses.For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand five hundred dollars; Off Surs. Gen. Clerk and messenger.For compensation to clerk and messenger in the office of the Surgeon General, one thousand six hundred and fifty dollars; Expenses.For contingent expenses of said office, five hundred dollars; Ordnance Off. Clerks and messenger.For compensation of clerks and messenger in the Ordnance office, eight thousand six hundred and fifty dollars; Expenses.For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred dollars;

Topographical Bureau. Clerks and messenger.For compensation of clerks and messenger in the Topographical Bureau, two thousand five hundred dollars; Expenses.For contingent expenses of said bureau, one thousand seven hundred and thirty-five dollars; Superior’t and watchmen N. W. executive building.For compensation of the superintendent and watchmen of the northwest executive building, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; Expenses of said building, &c.For contingent expenses of said building, including rent of bounty land office, for labor, fuel, oil, and repairs, and for the contingencies of the fire engines and apparatus, four thousand seven hundred dollars;

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

Expenses.For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand eight hundred dollars; Superint’t and watchmen, S. W. executive building.Expenses.For salary of superintendent and watchmen of the southwest executive building, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; For contingent expenses of said building, including fuel, labor, oil, repairs of building, engine and improvement of the grounds, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars; Assistant Postmasters Gen’l.1836, ch. 270.For compensation to three assistant Postmasters General, per act third July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, seven thousand five hundred dollars;

Clerks and messengers.For compensation to clerks and messengers in the General Post Office, forty-eight thousand six hundred dollars; Topographic and additional clerks.For topographic and additional clerks in said office per act of March third, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, and a clerk to keep the appropriation account, eleven thousand six hundred dollars; Expenses.For contingent expenses of said office, including four thousand dollars for rent and fuel for the Auditor’s Office, eight thousand dollars;

Watchmen.For compensation of two watchmen, six hundred dollars; Auditor Post Office.For compensation to the Auditor of the Post Office, three thousand dollars; Clerks and messengers.For compensation to clerks and messengers in said office, fifty-five thousand five hundred dollars; Additional clerks.For eleven additional clerks in said office, thirteen thousand two hundred dollars; Expenses.For contingent expenses of said office, including the expense of quarterly books, stationery, printing, and pay of laborers, four thousand seven hundred dollars;

Surveyor Gen. north-west of the Ohio.For compensation of the Surveyor General northwest of the Ohio, two thousand dollars; 375 For compensation to clerks in his office, per act of ninth of May,Clerks.1836, ch. 60. eighteen hundred and thirty-six, six thousand three hundred dollars; For compensation to the Surveyor General for Illinois and Missouri,Surveyor Gen. for Illinois and Missouri. two thousand dollars; For compensation to clerks in the office of said Surveyor General,Clerks.Act of May 9, 1836, ch. 60. per act of May ninth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, three thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars;

For compensation to the Surveyor General of Arkansas, two thousandSurveyor Gen. of Arkansas. dollars; For compensation of clerks in the office of said Surveyor General, twoClerks. thousand eight hundred dollars; For compensation of the Surveyor General of Louisiana, two thousandSurveyor Gen. of Louisiana. dollars; For compensation to clerks in the office of said Surveyor General,Clerks. per act of May ninth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, two thousand five hundred dollars; For compensation of the Surveyor General of Mississippi, two thousandSurveyor Gen. of Mississippi. dollars;

For compensation of clerks in the office of said Surveyor General, perClerks.Act of May 9, 1836, ch. 60. act May ninth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, five thousand dollars; For compensation of the Surveyor General of Alabama, two thousandSurveyor Gen. of Alabama. dollars; For compensation of clerks in the office of said Surveyor General,Clerks.Act of May 9, 1836, ch. 60. per act ninth May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, two thousand two hundred dollars; For compensation of the Surveyor General of Florida, two thousandSurveyor Gen. of Florida. dollars;

For compensation of clerks in the office of said Surveyor General,Clerks. three thousand five hundred dollars; For compensation of the Surveyor General of Wisconsin, fifteen hundredSurveyor Gen. of Wisconsin. dollars; For compensation of the clerks in his office, per act twelfth June,Clerks. Act of June 12, 1838, ch. 99. eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, sixteen hundred dollars; For compensation of the late Surveyor General of Illinois and MissouriSurveyor Gen. of Illinois and Missouri. to the twenty-sixth September, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, the same having been carried to the surplus fund on the thirty-first December, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, four hundred and seventy-eight dollars twenty-six cents;

For compensation of the Surveyor General of Wisconsin, for paymentSurveyor Gon. of Wisconsin. of his salary for the fractional part of fourth quarter of eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, one hundred and ninety-eight dollars and ninety-seven cents; For extra clerks and draughtsmen in the offices of the SurveyorsExtra clerks and draughtsmen in offices of surveyors general. General, in addition to the unexpended balances of former appropriations, to be apportioned to them according to the exigencies of the public service, nine thousand dollars;

For extra clerks in the offices of the Surveyors General to transcribeExtra clerks to transcribe field notes. field notes of survey, for the purpose of preserving them at the seat of Government, in addition to the unexpended balances of former appropriations, viz: Office of the Surveyor General northwest of the Ohio, four thousandSurveyor Gen. north-west of the Ohio. five hundred dollars; Office of the Surveyor General of Illinois and Missouri, two thousandSurveyor Gen. of Illinois and Missouri. two hundred dollars;

Office of the Surveyor General of Arkansas, one thousand dollars;Surveyor Gen. of Arkansas. Office of the Surveyor General of Mississippi, five hundred and fiftySurveyor Gen. of Mississippi. dollars; Office of the Surveyor General of Wisconsin, one thousand dollars;Surveyor Gen. of Wisconsin. 376 Commissioner of public buildings.For compensation to the Commissioner of Public Buildings in Washington, two thousand three hundred dollars; Assistants,&c.For compensation to three assistants to the Commissioner, as superintendent of the Potomac bridge, including oil for lamps, fuel, and repairs, two thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars;

Officers of the mint.For compensation to the officers and clerks of the Mint, twenty thousand four hundred dollars; Laborers, &c.For pay of laborers in the various departments of the Mint, twenty-three thousand dollars; Expenses.For incidental and contingent expenses, including the wastage of gold and silver, fuel, materials, stationery, water-rent, and taxes, sixteen thousand dollars; New machinery.For new machinery, three thousand dollars; Specimens of ores, &c.For specimens of ores and coins to be reserved at the Mint, one thousand dollars;

Branch mint at Charlotte.For compensation to the officers and clerk of the branch Mint at Charlotte, North Carolina, six thousand dollars; Laborers.For pay of laborers in the various departments of the same, three thousand five hundred dollars; Expenses.For wastage of gold, and for contingent expenses of the same, two thousand five hundred dollars; Branch mint at Dahlonega.For compensation to the officers and clerk of the branch Mint at Dahlonega, Georgia, six thousand dollars;

Laborers.For pay of laborers in the various departments of the same, three thousand five hundred dollars; Expenses.For wastage of gold, and for contingent expenses of the same, two thousand dollars; Branch mint at N. Orleans.For compensation to the officers and clerks of the branch Mint at New Orleans, twelve thousand nine hundred dollars; Laborers.For pay of laborers in the various departments of the same, twenty-two thousand dollars; Expenses.For wastage of gold and silver, and for contingent expenses of the same, seventeen thousand one hundred dollars;

Governor, &c. of Wisconsin.For compensation of the Governor, Judges, and Secretary of Wisconsin Territory, nine thousand one hundred dollars; Expenses.For contingent expenses of said Territory, three hundred and fifty dollars; Legislative Assembly, &c.For pay and mileage of the members of the Legislative Assembly, pay of officers of the councils, printing, furniture, stationery, fuel, and other incidental expenses, thirty-four thousand and seventy-five dollars; Governor, &c. of Iowa.For compensation to the Governor, Judges, and Secretary of the Territory of Iowa, nine thousand one hundred dollars;

Legislative Assembly, &c.For pay and mileage of the Legislative Assembly, pay of officers, printing, furniture, stationery, fuel, and all other incidental expenses, twenty-seven thousand and fifty dollars; Extra session.For defraying the expenses of an extra session of the Legislative Assembly of said Territory, seven thousand dollars; Deficiency for printing, &c.For the payment of the printing the laws and other contingent expenses of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa, being a deficiency in the appropriation made for the year eighteen hundred and Proviso.thirty-nine, fourteen thousand dollars; *Provided*, no part of this appropriation shall be used for the payment of members of the said Legislative Assembly for per diem wages, or mileage, or extra services, or for the payment of any of the members thereof, or of its clerks, or for stationery for their individual use;

Governor, &c. of Florida.For compensation of the Governor, Judges, and Secretary of the Territory of Florida, thirteen thousand five hundred dollars; Expenses.For contingent expenses of said Territory, three hundred and fifty dollars; 377 For pay and mileage of the members of the Legislative Council ofLegislative Council, &c. said Territory, pay of the officers of the Council, printing, furniture, rent, stationery, fuel, and all other incidental and miscellaneous expenses, twenty-nine thousand three hundred and twenty-five dollars;

For compensation of the Chief Justice, the Associate Judges, and DistrictChief justice, &c. U. S. Judges of the United States, ninety-three thousand nine hundred dollars; For compensation of the Chief Justice and Associate Judges of theJudges of District Columbia. District of Columbia, and of the Judges of the Criminal and Orphans’ Courts of said District, twelve thousand seven hundred dollars; For compensation of the Attorney General of the United States, fourAttorney Gen. thousand dollars;

For compensation of clerk and messenger in the office of the AttorneyClerk and messenger. General, one thousand five hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, five hundred dollars;Expenses. For purchasing law books, one thousand dollars;Law books. For compensation to the reporter of the decisions of the SupremeReporter Supreme Court. Court, one thousand dollars; For compensation to the district attorneys and marshals, includingDist. attorneys and marshals. those in the several Territories, fourteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars;

For defraying the expenses of the Supreme, Circuit, and DistrictExpenses of Supreme Court, &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 forty 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 thousand dollars;

For the payment of annuities and grants by special acts of Congress,Annuities and grants. nine hundred dollars; For survey of the coast of the United States, including the compensationU. S. coast survey. of the superintendent and assistants, one hundred thousand dollars; For compensation of two keepers of the public archives in Florida,Keepers of Florida archives. one thousand dollars; For salaries of registers and receivers of land offices where there areRegisters and receivers. no sales, three thousand five hundred dollars;

For expenses of surveying and marking the boundary between theBoundary between U. S. and Texas. United States and Texas, ten thousand dollars; For the salary of the Commissioner of said survey, two thousand fiveCommissioner. hundred dollars; For the salary of the surveyor, two thousand dollars;Surveyor. For the salary of the clerk, twelve hundred dollars;Clerk. For buildings and machinery for the branch Mint at Charlotte, NorthBranch mint at Charlotte. Carolina, being a balance due to the commissioner appointed to superintend the erection of the buildings, twelve dollars and twenty cents;

For discharging the balance due to the contractors for building theAt Dahlonega. branch Mint at Dahlonega, ten thousand dollars; For allowance to the law agent, assistant counsel, and district attorneyPrivate land claims in Florida. under the acts providing for the settlement of private land claims in Florida, five thousand dollars; For the support and maintenance of light houses, floating lights, beacons,Support of lighthouses, &c. buoys, and stakeages, including the purchase of lamps, oil, wicks, buffskins, whiting, and cotton cloth, transporting oil, &c., keepers salaries, repairs, improvements, and contingent expenses, four hundred and thirty-one thousand nine hundred and eighty-seven dollars and twenty-six cents;

For continuing the construction of the New Treasury Building, includingNew Treasury building. the arrearages due for materials furnished, and labor performed378 on the said building, certified by the Commissioner of public Buildings, to amount, on the fifteenth [of] April, eighteen hundred and forty, to the sum of fifty-three thousand one hundred and ninety-four dollars and six cents, one hundred and five thousand dollars; New PatentOffice building.For continuing the construction of the New Patent office Building, including the arrearages due for materials furnished, and labor performed on the said building, certified by the Commissioner of the Public Buildings, to amount, on the fifteenth of April, eighteen hundred and forty, to the sum of forty-two thousand four hundred and eighty-one dollars and eighty-three cents, one hundred thousand dollars;

New General Post Office building.For continuing the construction of the New General Post Office Building, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars; Capitol.For alterations and repairs of the Capitol, and incidental expenses, fifteen hundred and fifty-one dollars; Grounds around Capitol.For lighting lamps, purchasing trees, shrubs, and compost, for keeping in order the public grounds around the Capitol, the iron water pipes, and wooden fences, six thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars:

Attendance at western gates.For attendance at the western gates of the Capitol, five hundred and forty-seven dollars and fifty cents; Gardener.For salary of the principal gardener, twelve hundred dollars; President’s house, &c.For alterations and repairs of the President’s house and furniture, for purchasing trees, shrubs, [and] compost, and for superintendence of the grounds, three thousand six hundred and sixty-five dollars; Paintings for the Capitol.For payments to the artists engaged in executing four historical paintings for the vacant panels of the rotundo of the Capitol, eight thousand dollars: *Provided*, the paintings are in such astute of progress as in reference to the whole sum to Ire paid to the artists respectively, for their execution, shall, in the opinion of the President of the United States, render it proper to make such payments;

Statues for the Capitol.For payment of Luigi Persico, and Horatio Greenough, for statues to adorn the two blockings, cast front of the Capitol, eight thousand dollars: *Provided*, that the work is in such state of progress as in reference to the whole sum to he paid to the artists respectively, for their execution, shall, in the opinion of the President of the United States, render it proper to make such payments; Penitentiary of D. C.For the support and maintenance of the penitentiary of the District of Columbia, fourteen thousand five hundred and three dollars and fifty cents;

Sixth census.For payment of the expenses of the sixth census, including the enumeration and returns, necessary blanks, clerical services, &c., seven hundred and forty thousand dollars; Surveying public lands.For surveying the public lands, to be apportioned to the several surveying districts, according to the exigencies of the public service, in addition to the unexpended balance of appropriations, two hundred and fifteen thousand dollars; Closing surveys in Mississippi.For closing the surveys of the public lands in the State of Mississippi, chiefly relinquished contracts, at a rate not exceeding eight dollars per mile for township lines, eighteen thousand six hundred and forty dollars;

Retracing certain old surveys in Mississippi.For retracing certain old surveys in the State of Mississippi, at a rate not exceeding six dollars per mile for section lines, and eight dollars per mile for township lines, seventeen thousand two hundred dollars; Completing surveys in Florida.For completing the surveys of unfinished portions of townships, islands, lakes, &c., in Florida, at a price not exceeding five dollars per mile, ten thousand dollars; Surveying, &c. in Louisiana.For surveying in the State of Louisiana, at a rate not exceeding eight dollars per mile, and to be applied, if hereafter found expedient, for retracing and correcting certain old surveys, in said State, ten thousand dollars; 379 For completing the custom-house building at New York, one hundredCustom-house at New York. and eighteen thousand seven hundred and forty-three dollars;

For the construction of a new custom-house at Boston, one hundredCustom-house at Boston. and twenty-one thousand dollars; For repairing the public works at Staten Island, twenty-nine thousandPublic works at Staten island. seven hundred and twenty dollars; For repairs of the custom-house building at New Bedford, five hundredCustom-house at N. Bedford. dollars; For repairs of the custom-house building at New London, one thousandCustom-house at N. London. seven hundred dollars; For repairs of the marine hospital at Norfolk, four thousand dollars;Marine hospital at Norfolk.

For the payment of expenses incurred by the collector of New York,Expenses under act to remit certain duties, 1838, ch. 174. under the act of seventh July, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, to remit the duties upon certain goods destroyed by fire at the late conflagration at the city of New York, one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars; For salaries of the Ministers of the United States to Great Britain,Ministers. France, Spain, Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Mexico, sixty-three thousand dollars:

Provided, That the sum of nine thousand dollars, or such part thereof as may be necessary, may be applied to the outfit and salary of a Charge d’Affaires to Spain in lieu of a Minister; For salaries of the Secretaries of Legation to the same places, fourteenSecretaries of legation. thousand dollars; For salary of the Minister Resident of the United States to Turkey,Minister to Turkey. six thousand dollars; For salaries of the Charges des Affaires to Portugal, Denmark, Sweden,Chargés des affaires.

Holland, Belgium, Brazil, Chili, Peru, New Granada, Venezuela, Texas, Naples, and Sardinia, fifty-eight thousand five hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of all the Missions abroad, thirty thousandExpenses of missions. dollars; For outfits for a Minister to Russia, and of Charge d’Affaires to Sardinia,Outfits. thirteen thousand five hundred dollars. For salaries of the Consuls of the United States at London and Paris,Consuls at London and Paris. four thousand dollars; and twelve thousand dollars for the expenses and salaries of diplomatic agents to be employed under the direction of the President of the United States, in attending to the Tobacco interest ofTobacco agents. the United States, in Europe;

For the relief and protection of American seamen in foreign countries,Relief, &c. of Am. seamen. forty thousand dollars; For clerk hire, office rent, stationery, and other expenses in the officeOffice of consul at London.1836, ch. 2. of the American Consul at London, per act of January nineteenth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, two thousand eight hundred dollars; For interpreters, guards, and other expenses incident to the consulatesConsulates in Turkish dominions. in the Turkish dominions, five thousand five hundred dollars;

For salary of the principal and two assistant Librarians, pay ofLibrary of Congress. the messenger, and for contingent expenses of the Library, four thousand three hundred and eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents; For the purchase of books for the Library of Congress, five thousandPurchase of books. dollars; For compensation to William Gibbs McNeill, being an excess of expenditureW. G. McNeill. over and above the appropriation for surveys made under his direction of the East pass of the Appalachicola Bay, one hundred and fifty dollars and twenty-nine cents;

For the payment of certain certificates, being part of the balance ofPayment of certificates. a former appropriation for that object, carried to the surplus fund, December thirty-first, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, fifty dollars; For the service of the General Post Office, for the year eighteen hundredGeneral Post Office. and forty, in conformity to the act of second of July, eighteen hun-380TWENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 23, 25. 1840.1836, ch. 270.dred and thirty-six, five millions one hundred and twenty-six thousand dollars, viz:

Transportation.For transportation of the mail, three millions five hundred and twenty thousand dollars; Compensation of postmasters.For compensation of Postmasters, one million and ninety-seven thousand dollars; Ship letters, &c.For ship, steamboat, and way letters, forty-three thousand dollars; Wrapping paper.For wrapping-paper, twenty-five thousand dollars; Office furniture.For office furniture, five thousand dollars; Advertising.For advertising, thirty-six thousand dollars;

Mail bags.For mail-bags, forty-six thousand dollars; Blanks.For blanks, thirty-three thousand dollars; Mail locks, &c.For mail locks, keys, and stamps, twelve thousand dollars; Mail depredations, &c.For mail depredations, and special agents, twenty-two thousand dollars; Clerks.For clerks for offices, two hundred and twenty thousand dollars; Miscellaneous.Power of President and P.M. Gen. to transfer funds from one appropriation to another.For miscellaneous, sixty-seven thousand dollars: *Provided*, That the President and the Postmaster General shall have the same power to transfer funds from one to another head of appropriation, between the foregoing appropriations, made for the service of the General Post Office, as the President and any other head of an Executive Department now have to transfer funds appropriated under one head to the service of another, in any other branch of the public service.

Approved, May 8, 1840.