Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-04-27
BY AUTHORITY.
Acts and Resolutions passed at the Second
Session of the Thirtieth Congress.

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session Of the Thirtieth Congress-
lPUBLIc-No. 31.1-An Act making appro-
priations for the civil and diplomatic ex-
penses of government for the year ending
the thirtie4h of June, eighteen hundred and
fifty, and for other purposes
Be 1T enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of TIE United States of Amer-
AGA in Congress assembled, That the follow
ing sums be, and hereby are, appropriated out
of any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the objects hereinafter ex-
pressed, for the fiscal year ending the thir-
tieth OF June, eighteen hundred and fifty,
namely:
Legislative compensation and mile.
age of senators, members of the House of Rep
resentatives, and delegates, seven hundred
and sixty-eigat thousand two hundred dollars;
For compensation and mileage of senator's
and members of the House of Representatives.
and delegates, for the current fiscal year, one
hundred thousand dollars -@ =
For compensation Of The officers and clerks
of both Houses OF Congress, thirty-nin thou
sand five hundred and ffty-seven dollars and
fifty cents;
For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other
contingent expenses of the Senate, seventy
five thousand dollars;
For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other
contingent expenses of the House of Repre-
sentatives. one hundred and eighty-two thou.
sand seven hundred and forty mine dollars.
Library of Congress.-For compensation
of librarian, Two assistant Librarians, and mes
senger, four thousand five hundred dollars;
For contingent expenses of said library,
eight hundred dollars
For purchase of books for said library, five
thousand dollars;
For purchase of law books for said library,
one thousand dollars;
For printing and binding complete cata-
logue of the library of Congress, two thou
sand dollars.
EIecutiUe. compensation of the Pres
ldent of the United States, twenty-five thou
sand 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, mes.
senger. and assistant messenger in his office,
twenty-eight thousand three hundred dollars :;
For the incidental and contingent expenses
of said department, namely: -
For publishing the laws in pamphlet form,
and in the newspapers of the States and Ter
ritorles, and of the city of Washington, ten
thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars;
For proofreading. packing and distributing
laws and documents, including boxes, labor
and transportation, nine thousand dollars:
For stationery, blank books, binding, labor,
and attendance, furniture, repairs, painting and
glazing, four thousand four hundred dollars;
For printing, dieter press and copperplate,)
books and maps, two thousand dollars
For newspapers, two hundred dollars;
For extra clerk hire, two thousand dollars
For miscellaneous items, one thousand dol
lars;
For compiling, printing, and binding the
biennial register, one thousand eight hundred
dollars; ~
r. 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 dollars;
For miscellaneous items, one thousand one
hundred and ten dollars.
Treasury DepG'tment.-For compensation
of the Secretary of the Treasury, and the
clerks, messenger. and assistant messenger in
his Office twenty thousands eight hun
dred and fifty dollars;
For compensation of the First Comptroller,
and the clerks, messenger. and assistant mes
senger in his Office, twenty EIGHT thousand
five hundred and fifty dollars;
For compensation of the Second Comptroll-
er, and the clerks and messenger in his office,
twenty-three thousand six hundred and fifty
dollars;
For compensation of the First Auditor, and
the clerks, messenger. and assistant messen
ger in his Office, twenty-five thousand eight
hundred dollars;
For compensation of the Second Auditor,
and the clerks, messenger, and assistant mes
senger in his Office, ffty-one thousand and
fifty-seven dollars;
For compensation of the Third Auditor,
and the clerks, messenger, and assistant mes
senger in his Office, thirty weight thousand three
hundred and fifty dollars; .......
For compensation of six additional clerks
in said office. authorized by the act of the
twelfth of August, eighteen hundred and for
ty-eight, six thousand four hundred dollars;
For compensation OF six additional clerks
in the Third Auditors Office for services du-
ring the current fiscal year, eleven hundred
dollars;
For compensation of the Fourth Auditor,
and the clerks, messenger, and assistant mes
senger in his Office, twenty thousand four hum
dred dollars;
For compensation of the Fifth Auditor, and
the clerks and messenger in his Office, fifteen
thousand six hundred dollars;
For compensation of the Treasurer of the
United States, and the clerks and messenger
in his office, thirteen thousand seven hundred
and fifty dollars;
For compensation of the Register of the
Treasury, and the clerks, messenger, and as
sistant messengers in his Office, thirty thou
sand two hundred dollars: ''and the clerk
now employed in said Office at per diem
compensation, shall hereafter be allowed sa-
larry of fourteen hundred dollars per annnm
Prouided, No other person shall be paid for
discharging any of the duties now performed
by him;''
For compensation of the Commissioner OF
the General Land Office, and the recorder,
draughtsman, assistant draughtsman, clerks.
messengers, assistant messengers, and packers
| in his Office, ninety-two thousand seven hun
dred and eighty eight dollars and seventy five
cents;
For compensation of the Solicitor of the
Treasury, and the clerks and messenger in his
Office, thirteen thousand six hundred and fifty
dollars