The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-06-19


, hiteen thousand dollars
For contingent expenses of all the missions sbroa,
hitsen thousand dollars.
For salary Of the consul at London, two thousan
dollars
For salary of Consul to Beyrout, five hundred do
For outfits of the late and present ministers TO Brs
Lil and the minister TO Mexico and OF Charges dc
i hHaiis TO Portugal, Sardn Chill Texas, Belgium
ana buenos Ayfes, ifty-four thousand dollars Pr,
rta,d mat the appointment Of Charge d'Ahairs I
pe's'um be made during the present session Of Con
For outfit Of minister resident to Turkey, 81
thousand dollars.
For outfit to David Porter, late minister resident {
turkey, TO be paid TO his legal representatives, si
thousand dollars.
For clerk hire, Office rent, and other expenses o
uio oihce OF the consul al London two thousan,
eight hundred dollars.
for the relief and protection Of American seamei
In loreign countries, thirty thousand dollars.
FOR Interpreters, guards, and other expenses of thu
c3nsulales at Constsntinople, Smyrna and Alex an
dria, fifteen hundred dollars.
FOR compensation 10 the commissioner to the
Sandwich Islands, three thousand dollars
FOR payment Of the fourth and fifth volumes of the
Documentary History, under contract with the Sc
cretary OF state, fory-eight thousand two hundred
and ninety seven dollars
For compensation TO the copying clerk hereby au
lhorized to be employed in the Office of the Solicitor
oil the Treasury, including arrearages since May
seventh one thousand eight hundred and forty three
at SIX hundred dollars year, twelve hundred and
nine'y-one dollars and twcniy-fou cents.
For additional compensation to the assistant
senger Of the General Land Office so as to increase
u TO The rate OF one dollar and seventy five cents pei
day, Two hundred and Lightweight dollars and seven
ty-fye cents.
For additional compensation 10 the assistant mes
senger IN the Off Of the Register Of the Treasury
two hundred dollars.
For compensation for preparing classified synop-
tcal index Of public documents in the Office of The
Secretary and Comp roller Of the Treasury, and
making examinations for information thereon to an
swer inquiries lom the department and the different
sureaus from July thirteen, thousand}eight hun
dred and forty-three, to June thirty, one thousand
eight hundred and foty-four, eleven hundred and IF
ty-eighl dollars
For compensation Of four clerks, hereby authorized
to be appointed and employed for one year only, in
the Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury five
thousand six hundred dollars.
For additional compensation TO the watchmeE en-
ployed at The War Department, for services render
ed by day under the regulations of the department
three hundred and sixty-kve dollars
For additional compensation TO the watchmen Of
the Navy Department, for services rendered by day
under the regulations Of the Department, two hun
dred and seventy five dollars and seventy-fve cents
For the purchase Of the building in the city of
Philadelphia, formerly the Bank If the United States,
Tor custom-house for the port of Philadelphia in
addition to the proceeds Of sale of the present Gus
tom house, two hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars Provided, hat the whole cost shall not
coed two hundred and seventy five thousand dollars.
Sec 3. find be il further enacted, That whenever,
hereafter in submitting TO Congress the annual esti-
mates from the several Executive departments Of the
Government il shall be found that the usual items of
such estimates vary materially in amount from the
appropriation ordinarily asked for the object named
and especially from the app ropraton granted for he
same Objects for the year next preceding, and when
ever new items not therefore usual shall be intro
duced into such estimates for any year, the estimates
shall be accompanied by minute and full explsHa-
tions from the head of the appropriate department,
of all such variations aud new items setting forth
the reasons aud grounds upon which the amounts are
required, and the different items added and when
ever any such estimate, whether annual or spe-
cial, shall ask an appropriation for any new spe-
chic expenditure, such the construction Of fort
the erection of custom house, other public build
ing, or the construction of any other public work re-
curing a ,lan before the building or work can
be properly completed, every such estimate shall
be accompanied by full plan and detailed estimates
Of the cost Of the whole work; and all subsequent
estimates for every such work shall give the orgi
nal estimated cost the aggregate amount heretofore
appropriated for the same, and the amount actually
expended thereupon, well the amount asked for
the current year for which such estimates shall be
made and whenever any such subsequent estimate
shall ask for ap ropriation for any such work be-
You'd the original estimate of the cost, the full rea-
for the excess and the extent Of the anticipated
excess, shall be also stated.
Sec. 3. find be IL further enacted, That so much Of
the sixth section of the act entitled An act Iegaliz.
ing and max ng appropriations for such necessary OBJ
jects as have been usually included in the general
appropriation bills without authority Of law, and to
fix and provide for certain incidental expenses of
the departments and offices of the Government, and
for other purposes" approved on the twenty sixth
day OF August one thousand eight hundred and for
tyWo, and which enacts, that the several Offices and
employmcnts rhereinbeforc mentioned, except such
otherwise limited by the act, shall be con-
tinucd until the hst day Of July thousand ght
hundred and fort -four, be and IT is hereby repealed
and the various provisions Of the said concerning
the said several Offices and employments thereby le-
gilzed hereby re-enacted, and declared to be in
full force and operation until the first day of July,
one thou and eight hundred and forty Eve, and no
longer. That, for the compensation OF the several
Offices and employmoDts egalized by the said act OF
the twenty-sixtb day Of August one thousand eight
hundred and orty-two, for the fiscal year ending The
thrteth day OF June thousand eight hundred and
forty FIVE, the Of forty one thousand eight hun
dred md Eighty two dollars end fifty cents be, and is
hereby, appropriated. That the Secretary of the
Senate and Clerk Of the House Of Representatives
be, and they hereby, authorized to continue for
ohe year the employment Of the additional clerks
authorized by any existing resolution OF their res
pectiye Houses and the sum Of nine thousand dol
lars be, and hereby IS, appropriated for Their com
pensatJn.
Sec. a. .9ndb further enacted, That the following
sums hereby appropr ated, to supply Deficiencies
10 the appropriations for various objects made for
the service Of the fsca year ending thirteth June,
thousand eight hundred and forty four TO be paid
out Of any unappropriated money the Treasury
namely;
For expenses incurred in the Office Of the First
Comptroller Of the Treasury in preserving and ar
ranging important letters Of the Office which have
been lying IN mass since the burning Of the Treasu-
ry, IN continuation Of an appropriation last year,
twelve hundred dollars;
For arrcaraees Of salaries OF superintendent and
waichmen Of the southeast executive building, inou-
ding ten dollars Short appropriated for the calendar
year ending thiric,h June, thousand eight hun
dred and forty three and twenty dollars for the is
cal year ending thirieth June, one thousand eight
hundred and forty.four thirty dollars;