The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-03-07

BYAU&HORITY.
Rn5i& Acts
Passed during fke ~ ~ session If the 1zirty,trs
obsg7ess.
IP0BLSc-No. l6.]
AN ACT making representations for the civil and
diplomatic cxpensss Rf Government for tho
year ending the thrttSth Of June. eighteen hum
dred ard 6Ry-two. and tpr otber purposes.
Be4tsnssi3d ~ fhs Gtnxts and xosse n Repyssenta-
tiUes n ~ United Stotes NJ Ayfrics In Ccnsrsss as
by appropriatsd; out of any money in the Trea-
sury not otherwise ApprOpriAted, for the objects
hereafter xpressed. FOR the kscal year ending the
thirtiesh of June, eighteen handred and ffty-two,
For compensation and milsage Of Senators, mem
bers of the House Of Representative, and Dele
gates. eight hundred ~ sldrty-6ve thousand and
For compensation u he ofioor. and clerks Of
both Houses Of Congreas, forty-two thousand five
hundred and sixty dollars and dlty cents.
Fer stationery. fuel. printing. publishing pro-
penses Of the Senate, one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars. tat .sa
For printing, binding, engraving. stationery,
furniture, salary of the Librarian, four clerks of
the House, messengers. pages, and laborers. sala-
ries Of extra clerks on Index Of Claims. horses.
mail carriages, &C.. fuel, oil, and candles; news
papers, alterations and repairs and other miscella
neous items, for Capitol police. and other contn-
gent expenses OF the House Of Representatives. two
Hundred and nine thousand nine hundred and
seventy one dollars.
LiBRARY or coNaREss.
For compensation Of Librarian, two assistant IL
brsrian.. and messenger, four thousand five hum
For contingent expenses Of said Library, eight
hundred dollars.
For purchase Of books for said Library. five
For purchase of law books for said Library, two
thousand dollars; and that Of the two thousand CO.
pics Of the Annals Of Congress. contracted for by
the Secretary Of the Senate and the Clerk Of the
passed March thirtieth, eighteen hundred and hfty
entitled Gan act making appropriations for the
civil and diplomatic expenses Of Government, for
| the year ending the thirtisth of June, eighteen
hundred and fifty one. and for other purposes,' q
further distribution in addition to that already
thorxed BY law, shall bc made follows: One copy
to the library OF the Prcsidont o. the United States
two copics TO each of the Executive Departments;
five copies to the library Of Congress; fifty copies
70 the library of the House Of Representatives;
twenty five copies TO the document room of the
Senate for tho Of the Senate; six copies for the
Office Of the Secretary Of the Senate; three hun
dred copies to colleges and literary Institutions
and public incorporated libraries, ono to be de-
signated by each Senator, Representative, and
Delegate in Congress; twenty five copies for inter
national exchanges; two copies to the Executive
Office Of each State and Territory; sixty copies TO
supply The several foreign legations Of the United
Statcs, to be deposited in and distributed under
ment of State; two copies for tho Military Acadc-
my, and two copies to the Naval School; two CO..
pies TO the Smithsonian Institution; one copy to
each circuit and district court OF Statcs;
and tho residue to be deposited in the Department
of State. subject TO the future disposition OF Con-
| gress. And tho amounts which may, from time to
Of Congress, under tho subscription authorised by
the act aforesaid. shall be and are hereby appro-
priatcd, to be paid out Of any moueys In the Trea
not d preDurp
opinions of the Attorneys General, under the reso
luton of this House, two thousand dollars, to b
expended under the direction Of tho Attorney
i General.
4 To enable the Smithsonian Institution to publish
/ a new edition Of Wilkes's Narrative and the &C
companying series Of papers; the plates and en-
the United States to be turned and they are here
by ordered to be delivered 10 the said Institu
tion, to be used for that purpose.
4 ExscvrIvz.
For compensation of the President of the United
States, twenty five thousand dollars.
/ pEPARrMxxr OF STATE.
4 For compensation of the Secretary of State, and
the clerks and messenger and assistant messen-
ger in his Office. twenty eight thousand three hum
For two principal clerks in the Department Of
State, whom the Secretary of State is hereby au-
coed two thousand dollars per annum; and for one
clerk, whom the Secretary of State is hereby au-
thorized to appoint, Ut salary not exceeding four
teen hundred doliars per annum, five thousand
For the incidental and contingent expenses of
said Department, viz: for publishing the laws in
pamphlet form. and in the newspapers Of the States
and Territories, and in the City of Washington,
eleven thousand nine hundred dollars.
/ For proof-reading. packing, and distributing
laws and documents, including boxos, labor, and
transportation, ten thousand dollars u
1 For stationery, blank books, binding, labor. and
attendance, furniture, fixtures, rcpairs, painting
and glazing, four thousand four hundred dollars.
For printing (letter-press and copper plate)
booL 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 binding tho letter.. dispatches, and other
papers which have In this Department,
| one thousand five hundred dollars.
4 For compiling, printing, and binding the Bien-
nial Register for eighteen hundred and forty mine,
twelve hundred and ninety four dollars and twen-
| ty five cents. 1 AN N t5
For compiling. printing. and binding the Bicn-
nial Register for eighteen hundred and fifty-onc,
ono thousandy eight hundrcd dollars; Provided,
| That an additional column be inserted therein
showing the State OF Territory from which each
| person was appointed to Office, And provided fsr.
thr. That one copy of the same be sent to each Of
| the Secretaries of the State Of the States. M
For the expense incurred under the joint rcsou-
ton, approved September twenty -sixtb, eighteen
! hundred and fifty, relating 10 The publication OF
the laws Of the United States for The years eighteen
|
| eight thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
NonrHEAsr ExEcvrIvx BUILDING.
For compensation Of the superintendent and four
watchmcn Of the northeast executive building, two
thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
+ For contingent expenses of said building, name
ly for fuel, labor, oil, and repairs, and niscella
ncous items, three thousand three hundred dollars
| TRBAsuRv DEPARTMENT.
For compensation of the Secretary of the Trea.
| sury, aud Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
oflicc thirty two thousand five hundred and fifty
dollars.
| For compensation of tho First Comptroller and
the clerks and messenger in his Office, twenty
thousand ono hundred and fifty dollars.
/ For compensation of the Second Comptroller and
the clerks and messenger in his office twenty four
thousand six hundred and fifty dollars.
| For compensation Of tho First Auditor, and the
clerks and messenger and assistant messenger in
his office, twcnty. three thousand dollars.
For compensation of tho Second Auditor, and
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