The Arkansas banner., 1848-10-03
LAWS OF TIE D. STATES
BY AUTHORITY.
Punr.,c--.-Na ai

PuBIic-No gl. AN ACT making appropriations for inc civil and
 diplomatic expenses of government fos the yesf
 ending the tnirtieth day ot June, one shoasand
 eight hundred and fosiy@hine. and for other pnr-
 poses.
 Bs t easeted sy ths Ssaass and Hor.. of R,.r.. ssnsatlves oias 0atied Stafes Of neyca in Com ysss asseMbssd, That the following sams De, and hereby are. appropriated out of any money in the treasurv not otherwise appropriated. for the abjeeta herei aes expressed for the year ending the thireth day of June. one thousand eight hnifsd and prty nine. namely: ''''.s'
 LEGfsLATURE.
 For compensation and mileage oE senators and members of inc House of Representatives and dele gste: three hundred and eighty eight thousand four hundred and forty dollars.
 For compensation of thu officers and clerks of both houses of Congress, thirty.nine thousand five hundred snd fifty seven doiiars and fifsy cenfs.
 For stssisIcry, fuel, printing, and aif other con- tiagent expenses of the Senate, seventy yhve thou. sand dollars.
 For stationery. fuel. printing and all other con- tingent expeLsea of the House of Representatives, ahd Including The compe asation oi a clerk to the SeFgeanat arns nt the rate of foar dolfss per day, during the present session. one hundred and seyei- teen thousand seven hundred and 6fiy-six dollars and fifty cents.
 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
 FOt COsnpenshuOu Ot tfuIaIidn, TWO aSsiStat libra rtans, aud messenger of the library, four thousand five hundred dollars
 For contingent expenses of said library, eight hundred dollars.
 For purchase of books for said library. dye thou sand dollars,
 For purchase of law books for said library, me thousand dollars.
 For paying to Thomas Jeffs1son Randolph, exc cutor of Thomas Jeiieison, deceased, the sum of twenty thousand dollars for all the papers and manu- scripts oi the said Thomas Jefefso6: pvoridcd Ths sand T. J. Randolph shall deposi,e sll the said pa pefs and manuscripts of public nature in the State Department, and execais conveyance thereof 10 the United States.
 or printing and publishing the said papers and manuscripts, the sum of six thousand dollars, or so much therefor as may be necessary: Prorided, The said printing and publishing be done uader the au- thonty ot the Joint Committee the Library, the whole or any thereof to be printed the said com fnittee may direct; and like Aun for the purchase and printing under the same conditions of the pa- ton
 EXECUTIVE.
 For eonpfn sRiicn of the President of the United States, twenty five thousand dollars For compensation of the Vice President of the United States, five ihonssnd dolars. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. For compensation oi Ihe Secretary of State, and the clerks. messenger. and assistant messenger in ms ofnce, including salary of two ihoussud dol lars per annam for clerk, whose d-ly it shall be 10 examine eIaims of the citizens of the United States against foreign governments, and claims Of the latter against the ermer and to perform such other duties as the Secretary oi State may desna twenty eight thousand three innared dollais. For the incidental aud contingent expenses ol said department, viz:
 For pubIishing the laws. and nactinz and dis trIoutng the laws and daeu nenis, including proc reading labor, boxes, and transportation, niHe thou sand dollars.
 For publishing in newspapers of the States and Territories the laws ot the Uned States ten thou. ] sand eight hundred and tlity dollars. For stationery, blank books, binding, labor and attendance, furniture, fixtures, repSlfs painting and giasiHs, ioui thousand four hundred doilaIs.
 For printing, (letter press and copper pate,) ad- sertising. books, and maps, two thousand dollars.
 For newspapers, two hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars.
 For extra cieIk hire, two thousand dollars.
 For compensation of superintendent snl four watcbmen of tn. northeast executive building, one thousand seven hundred and ten doliaIs.
 For contingent expenses of said building, viz;
 For labor, fuel, and light, two thousand two hun dred doaps.
 For miscellaneous items. one thousand one hun- dIed dollars
 For the purchase of such scientific works as are necessary for the use of the Patent Office, fifteen hundred dollars
 For compensation of librarian. three hundred dol lars
 For the collection of agricultural statistics and other purposes, thirty five hundIe ed doiiafs; which several sums, amounting in the whole to five thou. sand three hundred dollars shall be paid ou, cf the patent fuDd.
 For dsffaying the expenses of chemical analyses of vegetable snbstAncesprodnced and used for the foo oi men and anima.s in the United States, to be expended under ihe reciion of the Commissioner oi Patents one thousand dollars the said sun to he paid Cat ef the patent fa4.a IT'D [, AcffnxK Iar.r, nr,ahI,A,rr,