Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-26


For compensation Of the officers and clerks Of both Houses
of Congress- hy-nne thousand five hundred and
dollars and fifty cents.
For stationery, fuel printing and all other contingent
penses Of the Senate, seventy five thousand dollars
For stationery fuel printing, and all ether contingent ex-
penses Of the House of Representatives and including the
compensation of clerk to the Sergeant Arms. at the rate
of four dollars per day during the present session. one hum
bred and seventeen thousand hundred and 6sx dol
lars 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
dolars.
For purchase of law books for said library thousand
dollars.
For paying to Thomas jefferson Randolph executor Of
Thomas erson deceased the of twenty thousand dol
lars for all the papers and manuscripts Of the said Thomas
Jefferson Provided, That said T. j. Randolph shall depo
site all the said papers and manuscripts Of public nature in
the State Department. and execute conveyance thereof to
the United States.
the Of six thousand dollars, much thereof may
be necessary Provided The said printing and publishing be
done under the authority Of the Joint Committee the Lii
bay the whole any part thereof to be printed the said
committee may direct; and like sum for the purchase and
printing uader the conditions of the papers and manu-
scripts 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. I.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
For compensation Of the Secretary Of State and the clerks
messenger and assistant messenger in his Office including
salary of two thousand dollars per annum for clerk whose
duty shall be to examine claims of the citizens Of the United
States against foreign Governments and claims of the latter
against the former and 70 perform such other duties the
Secretary Of State Designate twenty eight thousand three
hundred dollars.
For the incidental and contingent expenses of said depart
ment viz
For publishing the laws, and packing and distributing the
laws and documents including pooreadng labor boxes and
transportation, nine thousand dollars.
For publishing in newspapers Of the States and Territories
the laws of the United Ses ten thousand eight hundred and
fifty dollars.
For stationery blank books binding labor and attendance
furniture, fixtures repairs painting and glazing four thousand
four hundred dollars.
For printing, Qeter press and copper pa,e,) Advertising
books and maps, two thousand dollars
For newspapers, two hundred dollars
For miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars.
For extra clerk hire, two thousand dollars.
For compensation of superintendent and four wachmen of
the northeast Executive building thousand hundred
and ten dollars
For contingent expenses of said building, viz
For labor, fuel, and light, thousand two hundred
dollars.
For miscellaneous items thousand one hundred dollars
For the purchase of such scientific works necessary
for the use OF the Patent Office fifteen hundred dollars
For compensation Of Librarian, three hundred dollars.
FOR The collection OF agricultural statistics ard other
poses, thirty hundred dol airs; which several sums
ing in the whole five thousand three hundred dollars shall
be paid out Of the patent fund.
For defayng the expenses of chemical analyses of vege
table substances produced and used for the food of and
animals in the United States expended under the drec
ton Of the Commissioner Of Patents thousand 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 messenger, and assistant messenger his office
tweny-seven thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars
For compensation of the First Comptroller, and 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
additional clerk twelve hundred dollars authorized by the
act of third of March, eighteen hundred and forty and
hereby continued for one year. sixteen thousand four hundred
and fifty dollars.
For compensation of six additional clerks in said office for
year. twelve hundred dollars each thousand two
hundred dollars.
messenger a. his Office including the salaries of add
ons clerks, authorizd by the act Of third Of March, eigh
teen hundred and foseven at thousand hundred
and fifty doats EACH and hereby continued for year. and
OF an additional messenger six hundred dollars, twenty-five
thousand eight hundred dollars.
For compensation Of the Second Auditor and the clerks
and messenger in his office, including the salaries of three
additional csrks at thousand hundred and fifty dol
lars EACH authorized by the of third of March, eighteen
hundred and foryseven and the salaries Of additional
clerks thousand dollars EACH sad additional clerks
being nereby authorized TO be employed Tor and
including two hundred and eghy-three dollars and twenty
cents as compensation TO A. B. Norton for services in said
Office in eighteen hundred and ortyeven, thirty eight thou
sand six hundred and thirty dollars and twenty
For compensation Of thirteen additional clerks which the
Secretary of the Treasury hereby authorized employ for
period Of twelve monhs from and after the passage Of this
act daily compensation not exceeding three dollars for
the purpose Of expedng, far possible the settlement Of
the accounts Of paymase Of the army Of the United States
and the accounts for Of pay Of discharged and deceas
ed officers and soldiers recruiting officers accounts and the
accounts OF captains Of companies for company clothing and
equipments, the sum of twelve thousand dollars
For compensation of Third Auditor and the clerks mes
sengsr and assistant, messenger in his Office thou
sand three hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation Of six additional clerks in said Office for
one two at twelve hundred dollars EACH and four
thousand dollars each, six thousand four hundred dollars
For compensation Of the Fourth Auditor and the clerks and
messenger in his Office including four hundred and dol
lars for services rendered by William Brown in said Office in
eighteen hundred and forty twenty thousand five hun
dred and ffty-two dollars
For compensation Of clerks in said Office thou
sand dollars EACH authorized by the of third March, egh
hundred and fortyfve and hereby continued one
year, two thousand dollars.
For compensation Of the Fifth Auditor and the clerks and
messenger in his Office including the salary Of additional
clerk, eight hundred dollars per annum, fifteen thousand
hundred dollars.
For compensation Of the Treasurer Of the United States
and the clerks and messengers his Office thirteen thousand
hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation Of the Register Of the Treasury and the
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