The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-23

lights aud for all other contingent expenses of the United
States naval Observatory and typographical office twelve
thousand dollars.
For the wages of employed at the United States
Naval Observatory and hydrographcal onice, viz one
hthographer one instrument maker two watchmen, and
one porter three thousand hundred and sixty dollars
FOR erection, improvement and repairs OF buildings and
grounds and support of the Naval Academy Annapolis
Maryland thirty mine thousand five hundred and ninety.
hve dollars and twenty-five cents. #.# #...
For preparing the American Nautical Almanac twenty
Eve thousand seven hundred and thirywo dollars and
sixty -four cents
For stevens war steamer, eightysir thousand seven
hundred and seventeen dollars and eghtyfour cents
For completing basin and railway the navyyard AT
San Francisco three hundred and five thousand dollars
For completing coal depot at Key West Florida twenty
SEC 2. And Dc further enacted, That out of the sum
Of thirty one thousand five hundred dollars appropri-
aed by "Act making appropriations for the naval service
for the year ending the thrtieh june eighteen hundred
and ffy-sx," approved third March, eighteen hundred
and hfty-fye For contingencies q the Marine Corps
incurred for the purpose of introducing gas into the
ters and hospital headquarers and for lighting the
Approved August l6 1856
Public e7.l
AN ACT regulate the compensation of members of Con-
Be enacted The Senate and House of Rspresenaipes Of
Tie United States Of America Congress assembled That
the compensation of each SENATOR representative and dele
gate in Congress shall be six thousand dollars for each
Congress, and mileage provided by law for two
sessions only 10 he paid in following to witt on
the first day Of each regular session each SENATOR
sentative and delegate shall receive his mileage for
session. and the first day Of each month thereafter
during such session. compensation at tho of three
thousand dollars per annum during the continuance Of
such session. and at the end of such session he shall
ceve the residue of his salary due to him at such time
the aforesaid still unpaid and the beginning
the second regular session of the Congress each
representative and delegate shall receive his mileage for
such second session and mon,hy during such session
pensaton at the rate OF three thousand dollars per
till the fourth day of March terminating the Congress and
on that day each senator representative and delegate
dollars not heretofore paid in the said monthly install
ments above directed. #.... ~e# .s =
SECTION 2. And Be auler enacted That the President
of the Senate pro tempore when there shall be Vice
President the Vice President shall have become Pres
dent Of the United States shall receive the compensation
provided by law for the Vice President and the Speaker
Of the House OF Representatives shall receive double the
compensation above provided for representatives payable
the times and in the above provided tor pay.
ment of the compensation Of representatives. .a# !.
SECTION lind DC further endcted, That this law shall
apply the present Congress- each
tive and delegate shall be entitled to receive the difference
only between their per diem compensation already
under the law now in force and the compensation prov
ded by this aet. ......g s..... ,-..- r..r.''
SECTION A. And be t. further enacted That in the event
the death OF any SENATOR representative delegate prior
to the commencement OF the first session Of the Congress
he shall be neither entitled to mileage compensation
in the event Of death after the of any
son his representatives shall be entitled to receive much
Of his compensation computed at the rate of three Thousand
dollars per annum he may not have received and
mileage that may have actually accrued and be due ant
unpaid. s.ath .#.H
SECTION s. And be IL further enacted, That If any book
shall hereafter be ordered to and received by members
Congress by resolution of either both houses of Con
gress the price paid for the shall be deducted from
the compensation herenbefore provided for such membe
members ProUded hoUeoe That this shall
to books ordered 10 be printed by the public printer during
the Congress for which the said member shall have beer
elected. s.r. .. ...... ~. ...#
SECTION 6. And be further enacted That il shall b
the duty Of the SergeantaArms OF the House and Sece
ary OF the Senate respectively to deduct from the month
y Of members herein provided for the amour
Of his compensation for each day that such member sha
be absent from the House Senate respectively unless sucl
representative senator delegate shall assign the rea
for such absence the sickness Of himself or of som
member Of his family.
SECTION l. And be further enacted That all acts O
parts Of inconsistent with repugnan TO the provs
ions Of this act be and the same hereby repealed
Approved August l6 1856