The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-04-17
ACTs OF THE, THIRTY-FiRsT
CONGRESS o. THE u. s.,

iCONGREss Of THE U. s.,
Passed at the first Session, which was begun and
held at the City Of Washington. in the District
Of ;Coumbis. on Monday. the third day Of De-
ceinber, one thounsand eight hundred and forty
ni4e.
MILiARD FILLMORE, President. WILLIAM
r.; KING, President of the Senate, pro tenn
poie. HOWELL CoBB, Speaker Of the House
ofsRepresentatives. -st [w
CHAr xC.An act making appropriations for the civil
srt diplomatic expenses Of the Government for the
,es ending the hirtieih of June, Thousand eight
hn Ilred and fifty one, and for other purposes
SIC. I. Be II eaactei6y the Senate md House
of Representatives. Of the United Siaies Of
.fmcrica IN Congress assembled, That the
follow ing he, and hereby appropriated ont Of
for lie ejccts hereinafter expressed for the fiscal
ending the 'hrtieh OF Je eighteen huidred and FRY
one namely
LEGISLATIVE.
For cempe nsaon aud mileage of Senator's members Of
the House of Representatives. and Delegates four hun
dred and sixteen thousand three hundred and thirt,eght
dollars. Ard il il hereby declared that, according to the
true Interpretation Of the third seciion of the act ent
tied IAN act allowing compensation to the members OF
the Senate members al the House Of Representatives Of
the United States ard 10 the Delegates "i the Terrific
rics and repeating all other laws that suhject;" a-
proved twenty January, eighteen hundred aud
eighteen, all certificates which have been may he,
granted by the presiding officers of the Senate and House
Of Representatives respectively, of the amount Of
pensaton due to the members Of their several houses,
and TO such delegates aud ought to he deemed held
aud taken, ard hereby declared 10 be, conclusive
upon all the departments and officers Of the Government
Of the United States.
For compensation Of the officers and cleras OF both
Houses Of Congress, fort! thousand nnc hundred
and thirteen dollars and twenty-six cents.
For stationery, fuel printing and other contingent
penscs Of the senate, inclndng publishing proceedings
and debates, Que hundred Thousand dollars.
For stationery fuel printing and other contingent
nj aIreS fxfix bnu,ir rsd
Thousand hundred and forty ne dol
lars.
For addition the contingent fund Of the House of
of Representatives, thirty thousand dollars.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
For compensation Of librarian two assistant librarians
and messenger, four thousand live 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,
| sand dollars.
For currying into effect the international exchanges OF
books, authorized by the act of twch, sNt June eg-
teen hundred and forty weight, entitled IAN regulate
the exchanges Of certain documents and other puica
/ tiors Of Congress" thousand dollars.
For the purchase of books Tor the Library Of the
! ~ department. thousand dollars.
For the purchase of library hc preserved in the
Executive mansion, two Thousand duars and the Joint
Committee the Library Of Congress are hereby ai-
thOrized supply sah libraries with any duplicates oi
public documents which can be spared from the public
collections in the Library of Congress- elsewhere And
Of Representatives be authorized and required to stub
scribe behalf Of Congress for Thousand copies Of the
debates and proceedings Of Congress from the commence
of the LIST scssiOn Which Thousand cOrics Of
first four Congresses. already subscribed for, he cons-
cred part0 TO the second session of the eighteenth
Congress- when the Register Of Debates, already pub
lshcd begins; the price per volume exceed that
agreed upon for the volumes already printed and dev-
crs under the title Of ANNALS Of Congress-" which cop
les aiter distributing one copy 10 each member of the
Thirty first Congress, not provided for by the pre-,
order for supplying the menbers Of the Thirrth Con-
scss shall bs deposited with the Librarian Of Congress
for thu future disposition of Congress.
EXECUTIVE.
For compensation Of the President of the United states
| twenty five thousand dollars.
For compensation OF the Nicefrcsaen Of the United
States, one thousand dollars.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
For compensation of the Secretary II State, and the
clerks, messenger aud assistant in his Office,
twenty eight Thousand three hundred Dollars.
For the incidental and contingent expenses of said De-
partment viz for publishing the laws in pamphlet form,
au in the newspapers Of the states and Territories and
in the city of Wasreton eighteen thousand TWO hun
drcd dollars
For proof reading packing and distributing laws and
documents including boxes nbor, and transportation,
ten thousand dollars.
For stationery blank books, binding labor and attend
ance, furniture, fixtures, repairs painting and Glazing
four thousand five hundred dollars.
For printing DETER press and copper plac) books and
maps, two thousand dollars
For newspapers, two hundred dollars.
For extra clerk hire and copy thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars.
For compensation of the superintendent and four
watcmcn Of the northeast executive building. thon-
sand seven hundred and ten dolars-for contingent
pcnses Of said building, viz: for labor, fuel aud light two
thousand two hundred dollars.
For miscellaneous items, ore thousand one hundred
/ dollars.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
For compersa Of the Secretary Of the Treasury,
and the assistant Secretary of The Treasury clerks
senscr and assistant his office, thirty
thousand five hundred and fifty dollars
For compensation of the First Comptroller, and the
clerks ana messenger IN ms ONCE, t"cnty-two thousand
ore hundred and fifty tollarsthe salary of Of the
clerks in this Office per Of the twentieth Of April,
eighteen hundred ana eighteen, being hereby increased
fourteen hundred dollars per aununi, from first July,
eighteen hundred and ffty
For compensation Of the Second Comptroller aud the
clerks and messenger in his Office three thousand
six hundred aud fit, dollars. ..
For compensation Of temporary clerk in the Office
Of the Second Comptroller n salary of thousand
dollars per annun one thousand dollars.
For compensation Of the First Auditor, and the clerks,
messenger and assistant messenger, in his oce, twenty
| two Thousand eight hundred dollars.
For compensation Of Second AuGtor and tho clerks,
messenger and assistant in his office, thirty
eight Thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. -
For compensation of Third Auditor, and thirty-sx
clerks. messenger and assistant mcsscrger in his oice
forty -four Thousand hundred and fifty dollars
For com mgcnsaton Of twelve temporary clerks two
fourteen hundred dollars, four twelve hundred dollars
and six at one Thousand dollars each per annu, and
temporary messenger five hundred dollars per ahnun
fourteen thousand one hundred dollars.
For srrearages TO extra clerks, authorized to be
roycd in said office to the first Of December next four
hundred and thirty five dollars.
For peisation Of the Fourth Auditor and the clerks
messenger and assistant messenger in his Office twenty
thousand four hundred dollars. ..t-.I ALE
For compensation Of the Fifth Auditor, and the clerks
and messenger in his Office, fifteen thousand hunarc I'd
dollars.
| For compensation Of The Treasurer of the United
States and the clerks and ssepgcr in his Office thirteen
thousand hundred and fifty dollars. 81 t-'H
For compensation of the Register Of the Treasury and
the clerks messenger, and assistant messenger, in his
| olite, thirty thousand two hunii 81 dollars.
For compensation Of the solicitor Of the Treasury,
and clerks and in his oflc thirteen tho,i-
sand six hundred and nifty dollars.
For Compensation Of the Commissioner Of Customs.
and the clerks and messenger in his office including five
additional clerks thousand dollars each, per
nin, 81 teen Thousand I've hundred dollars. f.,.sl
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE TREASURY
F.' H -"' DEPARTMENT.. 4 'i'ff
In the ofcs of the Secretary Of the Treasury.
For copying, lsber. blank books, statiosery scaling
ships registers, trasIang foreign languages printing
advertising, printing the public accounts, carry,g the
Department mails clerk hire for prepa ing a col.
lectng inform a,ch to be laid before Congress- fifteen
Thousand two hundred dollars. 81.
For miscellaneous expenses, two thousand eight hun
dred dollars. .l- 81 .,tH -
| In the Office Of the First Comptroller.
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