The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-17

matte expenses Of government for the year ending the
thrleth day of June thousand eight hundred and
forty-nine, and for other purposes
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Of
the United States of fasca IN Congress assembled That the
following be- and hereby are appropriated Of any
money the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the
objects hereinafter expressed for the year ending the thrteh
day of June thousand eight hundred and forynine
namely
LEGISLATIVE.
For compensation and mileage of senator's and members
Of the House of Representatives, and delegates three hun
ded and lightweight thousand four hundred and forty dol
lars.
For compensation of the officers and clerks of both
houses of Congress- hrtynne thousand five hundred and
ffy-seven dollars and fifty cents.
For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other contingent
expenses of the Senate, seveny6ve thousand dollars
For stationery, fuel printing and all other contingent ex-
pens Of the House of Representatives and including the
compensation of clerk to the Sergeant at the rate
of four dollars per day during the present session. one
hundred and thousand hundred and 6y-
six dollars and fifty cents.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
For compensation of librarian assistant librarians
and 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 FIVE thousand dol
lars.
For purchase of law books for said library one thousand
dollars.
For paying to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, executor of
Thomas Jefferson deceased the sum Of twenty thousand
dollars, for all the papers and manuscripts of the said
Thomas Jefferson: Provided, That said T. J. Randolph
shall depose all the said papers and manuscripts of pub
lie in the State Department, and execute convey
ance thereof to the United States
For printing and publishing the said papers and manu-
scripts the of six thousand dollars much thereof
be necessary Provided The said printing and pub
fishing be done under the authority of the Joint Committee
the Library the whole any part thereof be printed
the said committee may direct; and like for the
purchase and printing under the conditions of the
papers and manuscripts Of the late Alexander Hamilton.
EXECUTIVE
For compensation of the President of the United States
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For compensation of the Vice President of the United
States, five thousand dollars
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
For compensation of the Secretary of State and the
clerks messenger and messenger in his Office
Guiding salary thousand dollars per for clerk
whose duty shall be examine claims of the citizens of the
United States against foreign governments and claims of the
latter against the former and perform such other duties
the Secretary of State may Designate twenyegh thousand
three hundred dollars.
For the incidental and contingent expenses of said de-
For publishing the laws and packing and distributing the
laws and documents including proof reading labor boxes,
and transportation, nine thousand dollars
For publishing in newspapers of the States and Terri
tories the laws Of the United States ten thousand eight
hundred and fifty dollars.
For stationery blank books, binding labor and attend
furniture fixtures repairs painting and glazing, four
thousand four hundred dollars
For printing etter press and copper plae advertising,
books, and maps, two thousand dollars.
For newspapers, two hundred dollars
For miscellaneous ierns thousand dollars.
For extra clerk hire, two thousand dollars.
For compensation of superintendent and four watchmen
of the northeast executive building, one thousand seven
hundred and ten dollars.
For contingent expenses of said building, viz:
For labor fuel, and light two thousand two hundred dol
lars
For miscellaneous items, thousand hundred dol
lars.
For the purchase of such scientific works as are neces
sary for the of the Patent Office, fifteen hundred dol
lars.
For compensation of librarian, three hundred dollars
For the collection of agricultural statistics and other pur
poses, thry-hve hundred dollars which several sums,
amounting IN the whole to five thousand three hundred dol
lars, shall be paid out of the patent fund,
For defaying the expenses of chemical analyses of
gebe substances produced and used for the food of
the direction of the Commissioned of Patents one thou
sand dollars the said sum to be paid out of the patent
fund.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
For compensation of the Secretary of the Treasury and
the clerks and assistant messenger in his Office
twentyseven thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation of the First Comptroller, and the
Clerks messenger and assistant messengers in his Office,
twenty-eight thousand five hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation of the Second Comptroller and the
clerks and messenger in his Office, including the salary of
an additional clerk at twelve hundred dollars authorized
by the of third of March, eighteen hundred and forty
seven and hereby continued for year, sixteen thousand
four hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation of six additional clerks in said Office
sand two hundred dollars.
For compensation of the First Auditor and the clerks
and messenger his office, including the salaries of
additional clerks authorized by the of third of March,
eighteen hundred and fory-seven at one thousand
hundred and fifty dollars each, and hereby continued for
one year. and of additional messenger six hundred dol
lars, twenty-five thousand eight hundred dollars.
For compensation Of the Second Auditor and the clerks
and messenger his Office including the salaries of three
additional Clerks at thousand hundred and fifty
dollars EACH authorized by the act of third March, eighteen
hundred and forty seven the salaries of additional
clerks at thousand dollars EACH sad additional clerks
being hereby authorized be employed for year, and
including two hundred and eghtyhree dollars and twenty
cents compensation to A. b. Morton, for services said
office in eighteen hundred and forty seven, thirty leigh,
thousand SIX hundred and hrtythree dollars and twenty
cents.
For compensation of thirteen additional clerks which the
Secretary of the Treasury hereby authorized to employ
Tor period of twelve MONTHS from and after the Of
THIS act at daily exceeding three dollars
Tor the purpose of expcdng far possible the settle
ment OF the accounts of aymasters Of tho army of the
United States and the accounts for of of dis
charged and deceased officers and soldiers recruiting Off
Ger accounts and the accounts of captains of companies
LOT company clothing and equipments, the sum Of twelve
thousand dollars.
For compensation of Third Auditor and the clerks
seDger and assistant messenger his office, thryeight
thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation of additional clerks in said Office
or one year. two at twelve hundred dollars EACH and four
at one thousand dollars EACH six thousand four hundred
dollars f
For compensation of the Fourth Auditor and the clerks
ana messenger IN his Office including four hundred and
dollars for services rendered by William Brown in said
ONCE IN eighteen hundred and foryscvcn twenty thousand
hye hundred and hhy-two dollars.
For compensation of two clerks said Office thou
sand dollars EACH authorized by the of third March
eighteen hundred and fory-ve and hereby continued
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