The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-08-26

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The following 10 an official copy Of the
new Congressional Compensation Act:
Az ACT 70 Requisite ihs Compensation of Msmnss
E Il eaacted II IL 0nsk an Hess
Of RsyeGpnessius g ~ dated sAfes ~
Aerics % Cosorsss AseeNbaed. That In
co0pe nsatien Of each SENATOR kepresen'
tatise, and Delegate ia Cengress, shall be
$4,000 fcf each Congress, and mileage, a.
now provided BY Law, for two Sess icns only,
10 be paid in manaer following, to wit: On
the 6rst day OF each regular Ssssioa, each
Senator, Representative, and Delegate
shsll receive his mileage for one Session
and on the frat day Of each month there
after. during such Session, compensation Al
the rate of $4,000 per annum during the
continuance of such session; and al the
end OF such Session he shall receive the
residue of his salary due to him at such
time, al the rate Aforesaid, still anpsid; and
II the beginning Of the second regular SEES
sion OF the Congress. each Senator. Rep
resentatiye. and Delegate, shall receive his
mileage for such second Session, AM
| monthly during such Session, compensation
at the rate Of 5000 per anaam, till The AIN
day Of March terminating the Congress;
and on that day each Senator, RePrcsents-
tive. and Delegate. shall be entitled 70 IT,
ceivs any balance OF the 46.0o0, not thefe-
tofore paid in The said moathly insfsimeats
~ above directed.
| Aaa Il II further saacied, That the Pres,
ident Of the Senate pro ter, when there
ehsll be no Vice President, on the Vice
Presidsn, shall have become Vice Presld.
ent OF The United S,stes. shall receive the
compensation provided by law for the Vice
President: and the Speaker Of The House
81 Representatives shall receive double the
compensation above provided for Represen,
,s,ives, payable al the times and in the
manner above provided for payment OF the
mpensation OF Representatives.
SIC. 8. And Be 81 fxrtaer eEacied, That
this law shall apply to the present Con.
gress, and each Senator, Representative
and Delegate shall be entitled te receive
| the difference only between their pei
diem compensation already received under
the Law nov in force and the compensation
provided BY this act.
Sic. l. And h IL fartssr enacted. Thsl
in the event of the death of any Senator
Represe or Delegate, prior TO the
commencement of the ffst Session OF the
Congress, he shall be neither entitled 10
mileage nor compensation. and 10 the event
Of death after the commencement OF any
Session, his representatives shall b. entitled
10 receive &C much OF his compensation,
computed q, the rate of 9a,ooo per anpumt
Is he may not have received, and any mile
age tha, may have actually accrued and Be
tae and unpaid.
Ssc. s. AID bs il further enacted, Tha,
If any books shall hereafter be ordered to
and received BY Members of Congress, BY
q resolution OF either or both Houses OF
Congress. the price paid for the same shall
| be deducted iron the compensation herein.
before provided for such member or mem
bers. Provides, hoscessy. That this shall
not extend TO books ordered 10 be printee
BY the public printer during the Congress
for which the ssis member shall have beer
elected.
Sac. 6. And be II further enacted, Tha
IL shall be the duty Of the Sergeant-as
Arms Of the House, and Secretary of ih'
Senate. respectively, to deduct from In
monthly payments OF members IS herein
provided for, the amount Of his compenss
ton for each day that such members shall
be absen, from The House or Senate, re
spec,ively, unless such Rep resentatiye
Senator. or Delegate shall assign az tn
reason tor such absence the sickness OF him
self or some member Of his family.
SEC. I. And Be 1t further enacted, Ths
all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with o
repugnant to the provisions of this act, bs
and the same are hereby, repealed.