The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-02
the thirteth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty.


LEGISLATIVE.
For compensation and mileage of Senators, mem
bers of the House of Representatives and Delegates
four hundred and sixteen thousand three hundred
and thirty eight dollars. And il is hereby declared
that according the true Interpretation OF the third
section of the act entitled "An act allowing com
pensaton TO the members OF the Senate, members
OF the House OF Representatives vi the United States
and TO the Delegates of the Territories, and repeal
ing all other laws that subject" approved TWEEN
ty-second January, eighteen hundred and eighteen,
all certificates which have been may be granted
by the presiding ofhcers OF the Senate and House
OF Representatives respectively of the amount OF
compensation due to the members of their several
houses and to such Delegates, are and ought TO be
deemed, held and taken and are hereby declared
TO be, conclusive upon all the departments and Off
GERS of the Government OF the United States
For compensation of the officers and clerks of
both Houses OF Congress, forty one thousand nine
hundred and thirteen dollars and twenty six cents.
For stationery, fuel, printing, and other contn
gent expenses of the Senate, including publishing
proceedings and debates one hundred thousand
dollars.
For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other con-
tingcnt expenses of the House of Representatives,
one hundred and ninety seven thousand seven hun
dred and forty nine dollars.
For addition to the contingent fund OF the House
OF Representatives, thirty thousand dollars.
LIBRARY or CONGRESS.
For compensation of librarian, two assistant IL
brarians, and messenger, four thousand five hun
dred dollars
For contingent expenses of said library eight
/ hundred dollars.
For purchase OF books for said library, five thou.
! sand dollars.
| For purchase Of law books for said library, two
I thousand dollars
/ For carrying into effect the international ex-
changes of books, authorized by the act of twenty
sixth June, eighteen hundred and forty eight, en-
titled Gan act TO regulate the exchanges of certain
documents and other publications of Congress-, .
! two thousand dollars.
For the purchase of books for the library of the
| Treasury Department, one thousand dollars.
| For the purchase of library to be preserved in
| the Executive mansion two thousand dollars; and
the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress
hereby authorized to supply said libraries with any
duplicates OF public documents which can be spared
! from the public collections III the Library of Con-
| gress elsewhere. And the Secretary of the Sen
ate and the Clerk Of the House of Representatives
be authorized and required to subscribe, on behalf
of Congress- for two thousand copies of the Debates
/ and Proceedings OF Congress from the commence
ment of the first session, (of which thousand
copies OF the first four Congresses already subscribed
for be considered part) TO the second session Of
| the Eighteenth Congress, when the Register of De-
bates, already published begins; the price per vol
uine not to exceed that agreed upon for the volumes
already printed and delivered under the title of
ANNALS OF Congress-" which copies (after distrb-
uting one copy TO each member of the Thirty first
Congress, not provided for by the previous order for
supplying the members of the Thirtieth Congress)
shall be deposited with the Librarian of Congress
for the future disposition OF Congress.
EXECUTIVE.
For compensation of the President OF the United
States, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For compensation of the Vice President Of the
/. United States, one thousand dollars.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
I For compensation of the Secretary of State, and
the clerks, messenger, and assistant messen ger in
his Office, twenty eight thousand three hundred
dollars.
l. For the incidental and contingent expenses of
said Department, viz: For publishing the laws in
pamphlet form, and in the newspapers ofthe States
and Territories, and in the city of Washington,
| eighteen thousand two hundred dollars.
For proof reading, packing and distributing laws
and documents, including boxes, labor, and trans
portaton, ten thousand dollars.
For stationery, blank books, binding, labor, and
attendance, furniture, fixtures, repairs, painting
and glazing, four thousand five hundred dollars.
For printing dieter press and copper plate)
books and maps, two thousand dollars.
| For newspapers, two hundred dollars.
! For extra clerk hire and copying, two thousand
| dollars.
! For miscellaneous items one thousand dollars.
For compensation of the superintendent and four
watchmen of the northeast Executive building, one
| thousand seven hundred and ten dollars; for con-
tngent expenses Of said building, viz: for labor
! fuel, and light, two thousand two hundred dollars.
For miscellaneous items, one thousand one hun
drcd dollars.
TREASURY DEPARTNESr.
For compensation Of the Secretary of the Urea
sury, and the assistant Secretary OF the Treasury,
clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger IN his
office, thirty two thousand five hundred and fifty
/ dollars.
For compensation Of the First Comptroller, and
| the clerks and messenger in his office, twenty-five
! thousand one hundred and fifty dollars-the saa-
ry Of one of the clerks in his Office per act of the
twentieth of April, eighteen hundred and eighteen
being hereby increased 10 fourteen hundred dollars
per annum, from first of July. eighteen hundred
and fifty.
For Compensation OF the Second Comptroller, and
! the clerks and messenger in his office, twenty
three thousand six hundred and fifty dollars
For compensation Of one temporary clerk in the
office Of the Second Comptroller, at a salary Of
one thousand dollars per annum, one thousand
! dollars.
For compensation of the First Auditor, and the
! clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger, in
his office, twenty-five thousand eight hundred dol
lars.
For compensation Of Second Auditor, and the
clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his
| office, thirty. eight thousand eight hundred and
I fifty dollars.
/ For compensation Of the Third Auditor and
thrty-six clerks, messenger, and assistant messen-
GER in his office, forty four thousand scVen hun.
bred and fifty dollars.
For compensation Of twelve temporary clerks;
two at fourteen hundred dollars four at twelve hun.
dred dollars, and ak nj thousand dollars, each
per annum, and n temporary messenger at five
hundred dollars per annum, fourteen thousand one
hundred dollars.
For arrcarages 10 extra clerks authorized to be
employed in said office, to first Of December next,
, iour hundred and thirty.live dolars.
For compensation of the Fourth Auditor, and
the clerks, messenger and assistant messenger in
his Office, twenty thousand four hundred dollars
For compensation Of the Fifth Auditor, and the
clerks and messenger in his Office fifteen thousand
six hundred dollars.
For compensation Of tho 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 Urea.
sury, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant
messengers IN his office, thirty thousand two hum
dred dollars.
For compensation Of the Solicitor Of tho Treasury
and the clerks and messenger in his Office thirteen
thousand Elk hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation Of the Commissioner of Gus
toms, and the clerks and messenger in his Office
including five additional clerks, at one thousand
dollars each per annum, sixteen thousand five hun.
drcd dollars
coNriNGENT EXPENsEs OF TINE TREASURY DE.
PARTMENr.
IN ue office of pe Secretary Of the Treasury.
For copying, labor blank books, stationery, zeal.
ing ships registers, transating foreign languages
printing, advertising, printing the public accounts
carrying the Department mails, extra clerk hire
for preparing and collecting information to be laid