# United States Statutes at Large/Volume 5/25th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 54

Chap. LIV.—An Act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-eight.
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:
Pay and mileage of members of Congress.For pay and mileage of the members of Congress and delegates, five hundred and sixty-seven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars;
Pay of officers, &c., of Congress.For pay of the officers and clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives, forty thousand four hundred dollars;
Contingent exp. of Senate.For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the Senate, fifty thousand dollars;
Contingent expenses of Ho. Reps.For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars;
Two last sums applicable only to ordinary exp.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.
President, Vice President, and heads of departments.For compensation to the President and Vice President of the United 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;
Secretary to sign patents for lands, 1833, ch. 91.For salary of the secretary to sign patents for public lands, per act of March second, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, one thousand five hundred dollars;
Off. Sec. State, clerks, &c.For clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of State, twenty thousand three hundred dollars;
Contingent expenses.For the contingent expenses of the Department of State, including publishing and distributing the laws, twenty-five thousand dollars;
Supdt. and watchman.For the superintendent and watchman of the northeast executive building, one thousand five hundred dollars;
Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses of said building, including fuel, labor, oil, and repairs, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars;
Off. Sec. Treas. clerks, &c.For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, sixteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars;
Additional clerks, 1836, ch. 115.For compensation to the clerks in said office, per act of twenty-third of June, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, three thousand six hundred dollars;
1st Comptroller.For compensation to the First Comptroller of the Treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars;
Clerks and messengers.For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the First Comptroller, nineteen thousand three hundred dollars;
2d Comptroller.For compensation to the Second Comptroller, three thousand dollars;
Clerks and messenger.For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the ​Second Comptroller, including the compensation of two clerks transferred from the office of the Fourth Auditor, twelve thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;
1st Auditor.For compensation to the First Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;
Clerks and messenger.For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the First Auditor, three thousand dollars;
2d Auditor.For compensation to the Second Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;
Clerks and messenger.For compensation to the clerks and messenger 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-seven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;
Two additional clerks. 1837, ch. 5.For compensation to two additional clerks, employed under the act 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;
4th Auditor.For compensation to the Fourth Auditor, three thousand dollars;
Clerks and messenger.For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Fourth Auditor, fifteen thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars;
An additional clerk.For an additional clerk in the same, to carry into effect the act of the third of March last, for the more equitable administration of the pension fund, one thousand dollars;
5th Auditor.For compensation to the Fifth Auditor, three thousand dollars;
Clerks and messenger.For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Fifth Auditor, nine thousand eight hundred dollars;
Treasurer.For compensation to the Treasurer of the United States, three thousand dollars;
Clerks and messenger.For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Treasurer of the United States, ten thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars;
Register.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.For compensation of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, per act of fourth July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, three thousand dollars;
Other officers in the General Land Office.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, one hundred and seven thousand eight hundred and fifty 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 messenger in the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury, three thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars;
Expenses of Treas. Dept.For expenses of stationery, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the Treasury Department, viz:
Off. Sec. Trea. copying, &c.For the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, including copying, and expenses incurred in consequence of the burning of the Treasury building, twelve thousand five hundred dollars;
Translating, &c.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;
Public accounts.For stating and printing public accounts, one thousand four hundred dollars;
Off. 2d Comptroller.For the office of the Second Comptroller, one thousand five hundred dollars;
Off. 1st. Audit.For the office of the First Auditor, one thousand dollars;
Off. 2d Audit.For the office of the Second Auditor, one thousand dollars;
Off. 3d. Audit.For the office of the Third Auditor, including one thousand four 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,1837, ch. 5. to provide 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;
Off. 4th Audit.For the office of the Fourth Auditor, one thousand dollars;
Off. 5th Audit.For the office of the Fifth Auditor, one thousand dollars;
Off. Treasurer.For the office of the Treasurer of the United States, one thousand three hundred dollars;
Off. Register.For the office of the Register of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;
Off. Solicitor of the Treasury.For the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury, including five hundred dollars for the purchase of books, one thousand five hundred dollars;
Sup’dt and watchmen for General Land Office.For compensation of superintendent and two watchmen for the additional building for the use of the General Land Office, one thousand and fifty dollars;
Supdt. and watchman S. E. Ex. building.For compensation of the superintendent and watchman of the southeast executive building, two thousand one hundred dollars;
Contingent expenses of Treas. building.For contingent expenses of the building occupied by the Treasury, including fuel, oil, labor, repairs, furniture, and for rent, amounting to four thousand three hundred and fifty dollars per annum, twelve thousand dollars;
Off. Sec. War clerks and messengers.For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of War, including the messenger in the Bounty Land Bureau, thirteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;
Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary of War, three thousand dollars;
Books, maps, and plans.For books, maps, and plans, for the War Department, one thousand dollars;
Extra clerks.For compensation of extra clerks, when employed in said office, three thousand dollars;
Commissioner of Indian affairs.For compensation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, three thousand dollars;
Clerks and messenger.For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, sixteen thousand four hundred dollars;
Cont. exp.For contingent expenses of said office, two thousand dollars;
Commissioner of Pensions.For compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions, including five hundred dollars for deficiency in the appropriation for eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, three thousand five hundred dollars;
Clerks transferred from office Sec. War.For compensation of clerks transferred from the office of the Secretary of War to the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, four thousand eight hundred dollars;
Clerks and messengers authorized by act 9th May, 1836, ch. 60. Off. Paymaster General.For compensation to clerks and messengers for the office of the Commissioner 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 General, six thousand one hundred dollars;
Cont. exp.For contingent expenses of said office, three hundred dollars;
Off. Com’g. General.For compensation of clerk and messenger in the office of the Commanding General, one thousand five hundred dollars;
Cont. exp.For contingent expenses of said office, three hundred dollars;
Cont. exp.For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand six hundred dollars;
Quartermaster General.For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Quartermaster General, seven thousand three hundred dollars;
Cont. exp.For contingent expenses of said office, six hundred dollars;
Off. Com’y. Gen’l. of Purchases.For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Commissary General of Purchases, four thousand two hundred dollars;
Cont. exp.For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred dollars;
Off Com’y. Gen’l. of Subsistence.For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Commissary General of Subsistence, four thousand three hundred dollars;
Cont. exp.For contingent expenses of said office, two thousand six hundred dollars;
Off. Chief Engineer.For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Chief Engineer, five thousand six hundred and fifty dollars;
Cont. exp.For contingent expenses of said office, including one thousand dollars for expenses attending the removal of the office, two thousand dollars;
Off. Surgeon General.For compensation to clerk and messenger in the office of the Surgeon General, one thousand six hundred and fifty dollars;
Cont. exp.For contingent expenses of said office, seven hundred dollars;
Ordnance Off.For compensation of clerks and messenger in the Ordnance office, eight thousand six hundred and fifty dollars;
Cont. exp.For contingent expenses of said office, nine hundred and fifteen dollars;
Topographical Bureau.For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the Topographical Bureau, two thousand five hundred dollars;
Cont. exp.For contingent expenses of said bureau, one thousand two hundred and thirty-five dollars;
Sup’dt. and watchmen N. W. Ex. Build’g.For compensation of superintendent and watchmen of the northwest executive building, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;
Contingent expenses. 1837, ch. 33.For contingent expenses of said building, including rent of Bounty 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 and thirty-seven; and for the contingencies of the fire engines and apparatus, five thousand three 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;
Cont. exp.For contingent expenses of said office, three thousand dollars;
Commission’s 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;
Cont. exp.For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand eight hundred dollars;
Sup’dt and watchman S. W. Ex. build’g.For salary of superintendent and watchman of the southwest executive building, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;
Cont. exp.For contingent expenses of said building, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars;
Assis’t. Postmaster Gen’l., July 2, 1836, ch. 270.For compensation to three Assistant Postmasters General, per act third [second] 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;
Arrearages for 1837.For arrearages for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, six thousand seven hundred and forty-nine dollars and ninety-eight cents;
Watchmen.For compensation of two watchmen, six hundred dollars;
Auditor of 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 dollars;
Contingent expenses.For contingent expenses of said office, including the expense of quarterly books, stationery, printing, pay of laborers, and arrearages of expenses incidental ot the occupation of the new office, seven thousand four hundred and thirty-seven dollars;
Surv’r. Gen’l. N. W. of Ohio.For compensation of the Surveyor General northwest of the Ohio, two thousand dollars;
Clerks, 1836, chap. 60.For compensation to clerks in his office, per acts of ninth May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, six thousand three hundred dollars;
Surv’r. Gen’l. for Illinois and Missouri.For compensation to the Surveyor General for Illinois and Missouri, two thousand dollars;
Clerks.For compensation to clerks in the office of said Surveyor General, per acts of ninth May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, three thousand two hundred dollars;
Surv’r. Gen’l . of Arkansas.For compensation to the Surveyor General of Arkansas, two thousand dollars;
Clerks.For compensation of clerks in the office of said Surveyor General, three thousand dollars;
Surv’r. Gen’l. of Louisiana.For compensation of the Surveyor General of Louisiana, two thousand dollars;
Clerks.For compensation to clerks in the office of said Surveyor General, per acts of ninth May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, four thousand three hundred dollars;
Surv’r. Gen’l. of Mississippi.For compensation of the Surveyor General of Mississippi, two thousand dollars;
Clerks.For compensation of clerks in the office of said Surveyor General, per acts of the ninth of May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, five hundred dollars;
Surv’r. Gen’l. of Alabama.For compensation of the Surveyor General of Alabama, two thousand dollars;
Clerks, May 9, 1836, ch. 60. Additional clerk hire.For compensation of clerks in the office of said Surveyor General, per acts of ninth May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, including one thousand five hundred dollars for additional clerk-hire in preparing the survey and return of the Cherokee cession, two thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars;
Surv’r. Gen’l. of Florida.For compensation of the Surveyor General of Florida, two thousand dollars;
Clerks.For compensation of clerks in the office of said Surveyor General, two thousand dollars;
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; for the expense of oil for the lamps, one thousand nine hundred and forty-two dollars and fifty cents;
Officers and clerks of the Mint.For compensation to the officers and clerks of the Mint, twenty thousand four hundred dollars;
Labourers and contingent exp.For pay of laborers in the various departments of the Mint, and for contingent expenses, fourteen thousand six hundred dollars;
Officers and clerks of 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 six hundred dollars;
Wastage of gold and contingent expenses.For wastage of gold and for contingent expenses of the same, five thousand four hundred dollars;
Renewing the roof.For renewing the roof of the Mint at Charlotte, North Carolina, two thousand dollars;
Officers and clerk of the 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 eight hundred dollars;
Wastage of gold, &c.For wastage of gold, and for contingent expenses of the same, four thousand dollars;
Enclosing the Mint lot, &c.For enclosing the Mint lot, and for buildings, seven thousand five hundred dollars;
Officers, &c. of Mint at New 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;
Wastage of gold and silver, &c.For wastage of gold and silver, and for contingent expenses of the same, twenty-seven thousand one hundred dollars;
Governor, &c. of Wisconsin.For compensation of the Governor, Judges, and Secretary of Wisconsin Territory, nine thousand one hundred dollars.
Pay and mileage of members of Legislative Assembly, &c.For contingent expenses, pay, and mileage of the members of the 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;
Governor, &c. of Florida.For compensation of the Governor, Judges, and Secretary of the Territory of Florida, eleven thousand seven hundred dollars;
Pay and mileage of members of Legislative Council, &c.For contingent expenses, pay, and mileage of the members of the Legislative Council of said Territory; pay of the officers of the Council, and for copying the laws for the printer, ten thousand dollars;
Chief Justice, Associates, and Dist. Judges U. States.For compensation of the Chief Justice, the Associate Judges, and district Judges of the United States, one hundred and one thousand four hundred dollars;
Chief Justice, Associates, &c. of D. C.For compensation of the Chief Justice and Associate Judges of the District of Columbia, and of the judge of the Orphans’ Courts of said District, nine thousand five hundred dollars;
Attorney General.For compensation of clerk and messenger in the office of the Attorney General of the United States, one thousand three hundred dollars;
Clerk and messenger.For compensation of clerk and messenger in the office of the Attorney General, one thousand three hundred dollars;
Cont. exp.For contingent expenses of said office, five hundred dollars;
Reporter of 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, thirteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;
Expenses of the Supreme and District Courts U. S., &c.For defraying the expenses of the Supreme Court and the 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-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 or prisoners, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars;
Records of Supreme Court.For expenses of printing the records of the Supreme Court, three thousand dollars;
Pensions by special acts.For the payment of pensions granted by special acts of Congress, one thousand and fifty dollars;
Light-houses, &c.For the support and maintenance of light-houses, floating lights, ​beacons, buoys, and stakeages, 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;
Survey of the coast U. S.For survey of the coast of the United States, including the compensation of the superintendent and assistants, ninety thousand dollars;
Warehouse at Baltimore.For completing the public warehouse at Baltimore, twenty-five thousand dollars;
Surveys in Alabama. 1837, ch. 33.For completing surveys in Alabama, according to the provision in the appropriation act of third March, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, twenty-five thousand dollars;
Surveys in Missouri.For surveys in Missouri, in the towns named in the act of twenty-sixth May, eighteen hundred and twenty-four, six thousand dollars;
Keepers of archives in Fl’a.For the compensation to two keepers of the public archives in Florida, one thousand dollars;
Ministers of U. S.For salaries of ministers of the United States to Great Britain, France, Spain, Russia, and Prussia, forty-five thousand dollars;
Secretaries of Legation.For salaries of the secretaries of legation to the same places, ten thousand dollars;
Charges des affaires.For salaries of the charges des affaires to Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Turkey, Belgium, Brazil, Chili, Peru, Central America, New Grenada, and Venezuela, and for an outfit to a charge d’affaires to Peru, fifty-eight thousand five hundred dollars;
Drogoman, &c.For salary of the drogoman, and for contingent expenses of the legation to Turkey, six thousand five hundred dollars;
Cont. exp. of missions abroad.For contingent expenses of all the missions abroad, thirty thousand dollars;
Consuls at London and Paris.For salaries of the consuls of the United States at London and Paris, four thousand dollars;
Intercourse with Barbary Powers.For expenses of intercourse with the Barbary Powers, seventeen thousand four hundred dollars;
Relief, &c., of Am. Seamen.For the relief and protection of American seamen in foreign countries, forty thousand dollars;
Cont. exp. of foreign intercourse.For the contingent expenses of foreign intercourse, fifteen thousand dollars;
Expenses in office of American consul in London, 1836, chap. 2.For clerk-hire, office-rent, stationery, and other expenses, in the office of the American consul in London, per act of nineteenth January, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, two thousand eight hundred dollars;
Interpreters, &c. in consulates in Turkish dominions.For interpreters, guards, and other expenses incidental to the consulates in the Turkish dominions, five thousand five hundred dollars;
Librarians, messenger, &c.For salary of the principal and two assistant librarians; pay of the messenger, and for contingent expenses of the library, four thousand two hundred and ten dollars;
Books for for Library of Congress.For the purchase of books for the library of Congress, five thousand dollars;
Registers for ships, &c.For registers for ships and vessels and lists of crews, four thousand dollars;
Abstract of the pension laws, &c.For compensation to a person employed in making an abstract of the pension laws, and in preparing the papers of Congress, under the resolution of the House of Representatives of the ninth of October, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, five hundred dollars;
Fourth art. of treaty with Spain.For carrying into effect the fourth article of the treaty with Spain, three thousand dollars;
Alterations, &c., of the Capitol, &c.For alterations and repairs of the Capitol, and incidental expenses, six thousand three hundred and thirty-one dollars;
Street in front of carpenter’s shop; water for stables.For filling up the street in front of the carpenter’s shop, and conducting water to the public stables, five hundred and fifty dollars;
Lighting lamps, &c., around Capitol.For lighting lamps and superintendent of public grounds around the Capitol, five thousand nine hundred and seventy-six dollars;
For extending Capitol square west, and improving the same south of ​Improving the Capitol square.the centre footway, according to the plan already in part executed, under the provisions of an act of the last Congress, twenty-three thousand one hundred and twenty-seven dollars and eighty-six cents;
Attendance at western gates.For attendance at the western gates of the Capitol, five hundred and forty-seven dollars and fifty cents;
Principal Gardener.For salary of the principal gardener, one thousand dollars;
Alterations, &c., of President’s house, &c.For alterations and repairs of the President’s house, and for superintendence of the grounds around the same, four thousand eight hundred and fifteen dollars;
Flag footways on Pa. avenue, &c.For flag footways across Pennsylvania avenue at Third, Four-and-a-half, 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;
Marine Hospital at Charleston.For repairing the Marine Hospital at Charleston, South Carolina, two thousand dollars;
Second payment to L. Persico.For the second payment to Luigi Persico, according to the contract made with him, for a group of statues for the Capitol, four thousand dollars;
Second payment to artists executing paintings for the rotundo. Purchasing and printing parchment.For the second payment to the artists engaged in executing paintings 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 expense of printing the same, thirteen thousand six hundred dollars;
General Post Office. 1836, ch. 270.For the service of the General Post Office, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, in conformity to the act of second July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, four million six hundred and ninety-four thousand dollars, viz:
Transportation of mails.For transportation of mails, three million four hundred thousand dollars;
Compensation of postmasters.For compensation of postmasters, nine hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars;
Ship, steamboat, and wayletters.For ship, steamboat, and way-letters, thirty-one thousand dollars;
Wrapping paper.For wrapping paper, twenty thousand dollars;
Off. furniture.For office furniture, six thousand dollars;
Advertising.For advertising, twenty-five thousand dollars;
Mail bags.For mail bags, forty thousand dollars;
Blanks.For blanks, thirty-six thousand dollars;
Mail locks, &c.For mail locks and keys and stamps, nine thousand dollars;
Mail depredations and special agents.For mail depredations and special agents, twelve thousand dollars;
Clerks.For clerks for offices, one hundred and forty thousand dollars;
Miscellaneous.For miscellaneous, forty thousand dollars;
Proviso.Provided, That there shall exist in the President and in the Postmaster 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.
Furniture for the President’s house.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the money arising from the sale of the old furniture in the President’s house shall be applied to the purchase of new furniture for the same.
Unexpended balances for clerks in offices of surveyors gen’l appropriated.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the unexpended balances 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.