Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-06-09

AN ACT making appropriations tor the
civil and diplomatic expenses oi Govern
ment for the year eighteen hundred and
i foriy.lwo.
BE IL enacted by The Senate and House o.
Representatives The United States Of .3",eri.
ca IN Congress assembled, That the fol-
lowing sums be, and are hereby, appropriated
10 the objects hereinafter expressed, To be
paid out OF any unapproprated money in the
Treasury, namely:
\ No. /. For pay and mileage Of the mem
bcrs of Congress and delegates from the
Territories, IN addition TO the sum already
appropriated to that object during the present
session, two hundred scventy-three thousand
seven hundred and twelve dollars.
/ No. 2. For pay Of the officers and clerks
OF the Senate and House Of Representatives,
IN addition to the sum already appropriated
to that object during the present session,
twelve thousand five hundred dollars.
/ No. 3. For stationery, fuel, printing, and
oil other incidental and contingent expenses
of the Senate, IN addition to the sum already
appropriated to that object during the pres
ent session, thirty-iivo thousand dollars.
/ No. 4. For stationery, fuel, printing, and
all other incidental and contingent expenses
Of The House Of Representatives, IN addition
TO the SUN already appropriated To that OBJ
ject during the present session, fifty thousand
dollars PrOvided, That no part Of the sums
appropriated tor the contingent expenses Of
either House of Congress shall be applied
to any other than the ordinary expenditures
of the Senate aud House of Representatives,
nor as extra allowance TO any clerk, mcsscn-
gcr,or other attendant of the said two Houses,
or either oi them nor as payment or com
pensaion TO any clerk, messenger or other
attendant Of the said two Houses, or either
of them, unless such clerk, messenger, or
other attendant, be 50 employed by reso-
lulon or order of one Of said Houses.
! No. ). For printing aud binding ordered
by the Senate during the twenty-sixth Con-
gress, and remaining unpaid, twen'y.seven
thousand two hundred eighty two dollars and
sixty eight cents, or SO much thereof as may
DC found due on auditing the account by the
proper committee.
I No. g. For preparing, printing, and binding
documents ordered by the resolutions of the
Senate of second July, eighteen hundred and
thirty-sx, and March second, eighteen hun
dred and thirty seven, relating 10 the cs,nb.
llshment of the seat OF Government, reports,
plans, and surveys for improvements OF har-
bors & rivers, roads a. canals, TO be dlsbursed
under the direction OF the committee To au-
dit aud control the contingent expenses OF
tie Senate this sum being for printing aud
engraving done IN pursuance OF SAID resolu-
tons prior to July, eighteen hundred and
forty,l twelve thousand two hundred and fifty
dollars; but nothing in this appropriation
shall authorize the continuance OF said work,
unle.s Congress shall hereafter direct the
same.
No. z. For a deficiency in the appropria-
lions for the twentysiXth Congress, on ac.
count Of the contingent and incidental cX-
penses of the House, namely; for printing,
llhographing, binding, and books, ninety
eight thousand three hundred thirty five doll
lars and eighty. five cents, or so much thereof
as may be found necessary, on andItlDg the
accounts by the appropriate committee; hity-
two thousand three hundred and iorty-thiee
dollars and forty.slX cents OF this amount
being for books ordered by the House OF
Representatives, at the second session OF the
twen,y.siXlh Congress 10 be distributed to
the members of that body,
No. &. Fer the salary of the principal and
two assistant librarians and the messenger OF
the library, three thousand four hundred and
fifty dollars.
No 9. For contingent expenses, for car
pet and repairs to the furniture of the library
one thousand eight hundred dollars.
No. 10. For purchase OF books for the
library of Congress, five thousand dollars.
No. II. For purchase Of law books for the
library Of Congress, one thousand dollars.
No, ~. For the salary Of the President OF
the United States, twenty five thousand dol
lars