The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-19
ia the off o Of the Commissioner Of Pensions


advertising, two hundred and htiy dollars
For feel, one hundred and nifty dollars
For miscellaneous items one hundred dollars
For rent Of houses occupied by the PENSION once
SIX hundred dollars.
In the Office OF the Commanding General;
For miscellan items, three hundred dollars
Ia the Office Of the Adjutant General
For printing Army Register and orders SIX hun
dred and fifty dollars
For blank books, binding and stationery, ioui
hundred dollars
For miscellaneous items, three hundred and fifty
dollars.
In the Office Of the Quartermaster General, and
Office that was attached 10 it,
For blank books, binding, and stationery, -four
hundred dollars;
For labor ono hundred dollars
For printing, one hundred dollars;
For miscellaneous items eight hundred dollars.
In the Office OF The Paymaster General;
For blank books, binding, and stationery, two hun
bred dollars l.;
For fuel, one hundred and twenty-five dollars
For misce llaneous items, -four hundred dollars.
In the office of Com nssary General OF Subsis-
tence:
For blank books, binding, and stationery, two hun
dred and fifty dollars;
For printing and advertising, twelve hundred dol
lars;
For labor, one hundred dollars
For fuel and NJ miscellaneous items, two hundred
and fifty dollars.
For blank books, binding, aud stationery, two hun
dred dollars;
For printing two hundred dollars
For fuel, one hundred and fifty dollars;
For miscellaneous items three hundred and fifty
dollars;
In the Office Of the Surgeon General:
For blank books, binding, and stationery, sixty
dollar;
For printing fifty dollars;
For fuel, seventy-fve dollars;
For miscellaneous items, sixty-ive dollars.
In the Office of Colonel of Ordnance:
For blank books, binding, and stationery, four hun
dred dollars;
For printing, eighty dollars;
Por fuel, one hundred aud fifty dollars
For miscel aneous items, two hundred dollars.
In the Bureau Of Typographical Engineers:
For blank books, binding and stationery, four hun
hred dollars;
For labor, one hundred dollars;
For fuel two hundred and fifty dollars
For miscellaneous items, nve hundred dollars !;
Prorided That in all under this bill when the
appropriations for the contingencies of department
proper and of the bureaus Of that department or any
of them shall be separately made the head Of the
department may, in his discretion consolidate those
items Of appropriations under the resp ctise heads
and consider them as single sums appropriated for
the contingencies of the department and its several
bureaus !" and in that case the head OF such depart
ment may direct the expenditure Of those consolida-
ted sums between the department and its bureaus,
having regard to the heads of appropriation accord
from shall become necessary; but such head of
department SHALL in his annual report to he made 10
Congress- state the portion OF it expended for the de-
partment proper and for each bureau.
For the contingent expenses Of the northwest Exc
cutiye building viz
For labor, four hundred dollars
For fuel and light two thousand dollars;
For miscellaneous items, one thousand six hundred
dollars.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
For compensation of the Sc. rotary of the Navy,
and the clerk messenger. and assistant messenger,
in his office, nineteen thousand three hundred and
fifty dollars.
For compensation Of the chief of the bureau of
Navy Yards and Docks, and to the civil engineer,
draughL man, clerks, and messenger, in his Office
ten thousand four hundred dollars.
For compensation of the chief OF the bureau of
Construction, Equipment, and Repairs and to the
assistant. constructor, clerks, and messenger in his
office, nine thousand seven hundred dollars.
For compensation OF the chief of the bureau OF
Provisions and Clio hing, and to the clerks and mes
senger in his Office seven thousand hundred dol
lars.
For compensation of the chief Of the bureau of
Ordnance aud photography, and to the draughtsman,
clerks and messenger IN ms Office, eight thousand
four hundred dollars.
For compensation OF the chief of the bureau OF
Medicine aud Surgery and TO the clerks and messen-
ger in his office, five thousand two hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses Of said department. and
For blank books, binding, and stationery, two
thousand four hundred aud sixty dollars
For Irinting, three hundred dollars;
For extra clerk hire, SIX thousand dollars;
For labor, seven hundred and forty dollars;
For compensation OF assistant surgeon, detailed for
duty 10 the bureau of Medicine or Surgery at the
rate Of fourteen hundred dollars per annum includ-
ing ARE arages the twenty oJrth Of April, one
thousand eight hundred and forty -four, sixteen hun
dred and 6fty-slx dollars and fifty cents;
,ntsc lane lie thousand red
and twenty dollars
For the contingent expenses OF the southwest ex-
ecutYe building, va
For I.bor three hundred and twenty-five dollar;
For fuel and hSht, one thousand tire hundred and
FOR miscellaneous items, one thousand one hundred
and fifty dollars
PATENT OFFICE.
For the purchase Of such scientific works as are
necessary FOR the OF the Patent Office one thou
sand dollars;
For the collection Of agricultural statistics, and for
other purposes, two thousand dollars;
For covering the coping Of the Patent Office, to
protsc, the building from injury by water seven hun
dred dollars
For an iron railing on the por,ico, and for lamp
posts SIX hundred dollars which several sums,
amounting in the aggregate TO four thousand three
hundred doll rs TO be paid out of the patent fund.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
For compensation to the P, s,maser General,
thrs. Assistant Postmssters' General, clerks,
.cnger three assistant messengers, and two watch
men OF the said department, seventy four Thousand
three hundred dollars Provided That no extra com
pensation shall be paid to clicks in any department
for extra service;
For additional compensation to the four assistant
messengers employed IN the Post Office Department,
two hundred dollars as 20 increase their compcs-
sation TO four hundred dollars per year.
For the contingent expenses OF said department,
viz;
For blank books, binding and stationery, one thou
sand eight updred dollars;
For fuel and OF two thousand one hundred dol