Squatter sovereign., 1855-07-17
BY AUTHORITY.
Laws of the United States.
TPublic 175.1

TPublic 49,
AN ACT making appropriations for the Civil
and Diplomatic Expenses of Government. for
the year ending the thirtieth OF June, eight
cen hundred and fifty six, and for other Pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re-
representatives. Of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That the fa' lowing sums
be, and the same are hereby. appropriated ont
of any money in The treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated, for the objects hereafter expressed,
for the fiscal year ending the thrtetlf OF June,
one thousand eight hundred and iifty-six, name
ly:-
LEGISLATIVE.
For compensation and mileage OF senator's,
one hundred and ninety-fye thousand seven
hundred and ten dollars
For compensation of the officers. clerks. mes
sengers, and others, receiving an annual salary
in the service of the Senate, viz: Secretary of
the Senate, three thousand six hundred dollars;
officer charged with the disbursements of the
Senate, four hundred and eighty dollars; prin-
cipal clerk and principal executive clerk in Of
fee of the Secretary OF the Senate, at two
thousand one hundred and sixty dollars each:
eight clerks in office of Secretary of the Sem
ate, at one thousand eight hundred and fifty dol
lars each; keeper of the stationary. one thons-
and seven hundred and ffty-two dollars; two
messengers, one at one thousand and eighty dol
lars, and one at seven hundred and fifty dollars;
one page, at five hundred dollars; Sergeant-at-
assistant door-keeper, one thousand seven hun
! dred dollars; postmaster to the Senate, one
thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; as
sistant postmaster and mail-carrier, one thous-
and four hundred and fifty dollars; two mail
boys, at nine hundred dollars each; superin-
| tendent of the document room, one thousand
five hundred dollars; two assistants in docu-
ment room, at one thousand two hundred dol
| lars each; superintendent of the folding room,
| one thousand FIVE hundred dollars; two messen-
or nf Eoo
thousand five hundred dollars each; fifteen mes
sengers, at one Thousand two hundred dollars
each; superintendent in charge of Senate fur
naces, oae thousand and eighty dollars: assist
ant In charge Of furnaces, six hundred dollars;
iaborer In private passage, six hundred dollars;
| two laborers at four hundred and eighty dollars
each; clerk or secretary to the President OF the
Senate, one thousand seven hundred and fifty
two dollars; draughtsman, two thousand one
hundred and sixty dollars; chaplain of Senate,
| seven hundred and fifty dollars;-making sev-
enty thousand two hundred and eighty-four dol
| lars.
For the contingent expenses of the Senate, viz:
| For binding, fo=ty-fye thousand dollars
| For lithographing and engraving, forty-iiYe
thousand dollars.
| For books, five thousand dollars.
| For stationary. twelve thousand dollars.
| For newspapers, three thousand dollars.
| For Congressional Globe, and binding the
same, three thousand dollars
| foF reporting proceedings, thirteen GIousaAo
dollars.
| For clerks to committees. pages, police,
horses and carryalIs, forty-eight thousand dol
| lars
| For miscellaneous items, twenty thousand
| dollars.
For compensation and mileage of members
of the House of Representatives and delegates
| from Territories, six hundred and niHety-fot,r
| thousand nine hundred and seventv-six dollars.
For compensation of the officers, clerks, mes
| sengers, and others receiving an annual salary.
| in the service of the House of Representatives
viz: clerk of the House of Representatives
| three thousand six hundred dollars; two clerks,
| at two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars
each; seven clerks, at one thousand eight hun
dred dollars; Sergeant alarms. two thousand
one hundred and sixty dollars; door-kseper.
two thousand hundred and sixty dollars:
postmaster, two thousand one hundred and six
ty dollars; one messenger, at one thousand sew
en- hundred and ffty-six dollars and eighty
cents; librarian, one Thousand eight hundred
dollars; reading clerk, one thousand eight hun
dred dollars; clerk TO Committee OF Claims
one thousand eight hundred dollars; clerk to
Sergednt-at-arms, one thousand eight hundred
dollars; FIVE messengers, ct one thousand foii
hundred and forty dollars each; chaplain, sey-
en- hundred and fifty doliars;-making forty
: three thousand nine hundred and six dollars ant
eighty cents.
For the contingent expenses of the House o
Representatives, viz:
For binding documents, seventy thousand
dollars.
For furniture and repairs, three taousah'
dollars.
For stationary for members, twelve thousan
dollars.
For twenty-one messengers, including super
intendent of folding and documentrooms, twen
ty-eight thousand four hundred and thirteei
dollars and twenty cents.
!, For horses and carriages, four thousand fiy
hundred dollars.
For fuel, oil, and candies, two thousand five
hundred dollars.
For newspapers for members, twelve thous
and FIVE hundred dollars.
q For engraving and lithographing, fifty thous
and dollars.
For Capitol police, five thousand four hund
, red and ninety dollars
For miscellaneous items, thirty thousand dol
lars.
II For messenger in charge of hall, one thous
and seven hundred and forty dollars.
J For two messengers in Clerks Office, thre
thousand six hundred dollars.
For saddle horses, six hundred and fifty dol
lars.
| For laborers, two thousand Eve hundred dol
lars.
i For pages, FIVE thousand nlns hundred an