Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-09-30

| to allow n dragomnn at Constantinope ut a salary
of more than Two thousand five hundred dollars (;
or a consul ut London, at n salary of more than
two thousand dollars.
Sec. 8. And be IT. further endcied, That the Pres.
ident of the United States shall not allow to any
minister resident greater sum than at the rate OF
| six thousand dollars per annum as q compensa"
ton for all his personal services & expenses: Fro
Uided, That it shall be lawful for the President TO
allow to such minister resident going from the
United States 20 any foreign country an outfit,
which shall in no case exceed one years full salu-
nv OF such minister resident.
Sec 10. ind be IL further enacted, That the Of
! flee of Architect of the Pubic buildings be, and
the same is hereby discontinued and abolished.
Sec. |. .dHd be Il further enacted, That it shall
| be The duty of The Secretaries OF State, of the
Treasury, War; and Navy, of the Commissioners
OF the Navy, of the Postmaster General, of the
Secretary OF the Senate, and of the Clerk OF the
! House OF Representatives, to report TO Congress
at the beginning of each year The names of the
clerks and other persons that have been employed
! respectively, during the preceding year, or any
! part thereof in their respective departments aud
Offices, together with the time that sacl clerk
other person was actually employed, and the sums
paid TO each; and also, whether they have been
usciulIy employed; whether the services Of any
of them can be dispensed with without delrnent
! to the public service, and whether the removal of
any individuals, and the appointment of others in
| their stead, is required for the better despatch oil
business, and no greater allowance shall be made
TO any such clerk, other person, than is, or may
be authorized by law, except to walchmen and
| messengers for any labor or services required of
| them beyond the particular duties of their respcc-
tive stations, rendered at such times as does not
| interfere with the performance OF their regular
| duties.
Sec. ~. And be il further enacied, Tint no al
lownnce or compensation shall be made, 10 any
clerk or other officer, by reason Of the discharge
OF duties which belong 10 any other clerk or Off
Ger in the same or any other department and no
allowance or compensation shall be made for nny
extra services whatever, which any clerk or other
| officer may he required TO perform.
Sec. ID find be IL further enacted, That it shall
lie the duty of each chief or principal clerk in the
| respective departments, bureaus and other Offices,
| TO supervise, under the direction of his mnedi-
utey superior officer the duties oflhe other clerks
therein, and TO see that their duties are faithfully
| executed and that such duties are distributed with
| equality and uniformity, according 10 the nature
Of the case. And such distribution shall be revi
sed, from time TO time, by the said chief or prn-
cipal clerk, for the purpose OF correcting any ten
dency TO undue accumulation or reduction of du-
Ties, whe her arising from individual negligence
or iacupacity, or from increase or diminulion of
| particular kinds of business; and such chief or
principal clerk shall report monthly 10 his SUPERB
or officer any existing defect that he may he IL
ware OF in he arrangement or despatch of BUSH
| ness h'iu SUCH ueIect sndH ne amended ny new
| arrangements of duties, dismissal of negligent or
| incompetent officers, otherwise.
Sec. IA. find be II further enacted, That it shall
! be the duty of The several heuds of Departments
| in communicating estimates of expenditures and
| appropriations to Congress, and 10 any of the
| Committees thereof, to specify, us nearly MS may
| I've convenient, the sources from which such esl-
mates are derived, and the calculations upon which
they are founded; and in so doing, TO discrinlin-
| ate between such estimates ms are conJeciural IN
J their character, and such framed upon nc
| ual information and application from disbursing
officers: and, III communicating the several esti-
mates, reference shall he given TO the laws and
treaties by which they are authorized, The dates
thereof and the volume, page, aud section III
which the necessary provisions are contained.
Sec Is. find be il further enaeted, That no ex-
ira clerk shall be employed, in any department,
bureau, or office at the seat OF Government, eA-
i cept during the session of Congress- or when in =
dispensaIIly necessary to enable such department,
bureau, or Office to answer some call made by Ell
Their House of Congress ut one session, 10 be an
swcred at another; aud not then, except 10y order
of tue head of the department in which, or III
somD bureau or Office of which, such extra clerk
shall be employed aud no such extra clerk, for
copying, shall more than three dollars per
day, or for any other service more than four dol
lars per day, Tor the time actually and necessarily
i employed.
SEC. Is. And be il further enacted, That lres-
senger, assistant messenger laborer, or Other per-
son shall be employed in any department, bureau
or Office at The seat OF Government or paid out OF
the contingent fund appropriated 10 such depart
ment, bureau, or Office, unless such employment
shall be authorized by law, or shall become neces
RI sary TO carry into effect some object for which ap
preparations may be specifically mude and not
exceeding one hundred dollars per annum shall
be applied by each department, Except the De-
partment of Stae,) for the purchase OF newspa-
offices connected herewith: and such papers shall
be preserved as files for said department.
Sec. IL. find be Il further endcied, That all sta.
tionery, of evsry name and nature for The use OF
the TWO Houses Of Congress, aud all stationery
and job printing, of every name and nature, for
The use Of the several departments OF Government
aud for the bureaus and Offices in those depart.
inents at v aslngton, including all stationery
blanks, wrapping paper, and twne, and mail bags
furnished the post offices and collectors Offices
throughout the United States, shall hereafter be
furnished and performed, by contract, by the low
est bidder, as follows: the Secretary OF the Sen
ate, the Clerk of the House Of Representatives
the head of each department, aud such deputy
postmaslers in the Post Office establishment, and
such collectors in the cuslom.house establishment
as the Postmaster General and the Secretary Of
tho Treasury shall respectively designate for thai
purpose, shall respectively advertise, once week.
Tor at least four weeks, in one or more of the prn
, cipa pnpers published in the places where such
arcles 10 he furnished, or such printing done
for sealed proposals for furnishing such articles, oil
the whole OF any particular class of articles, oil
for doing such printing, or The whole Of any spe
Gifted job thereof, 10 he done a, such place, spec
flying in such advertisement the amount, quantity
and description of each kind of articles 10 he fur
nlshed, AMI, near as may be- the nature, amount
, and kind ofprinting TO he done and all such pro-
, posals shall be kept sealed until the day specified
in such advertisement for opening the same wher
they shall be opened, by or under The direction
of the officer making such advertisement in ih'
presence OF at least Two persons; and the person
offering TO furnish any class OF such articles, or &c
perform any specified portion or job of salt
work, and giving satisfactory security Tor the per
formance thereof, under forfeiture not exceed
ing twice The contract price in case of failure
. shall receive u contract for doing tho same ; nut