Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1856-12-27
Chap. CXXIlI,--An act to regulate the COM
pensation Of m5mbers of Congress.

pensation of members OF Congress.
Be it enacted by tho Senute and House Of
Representative Of the United States Of Ame.
rica in Congress assembled, That the compen.
sation of each Senator, representative and de.
legatc in Congress shall be six thousand dollara
for each Congress and mileage, as now proy:d.
cd by law for two sessions only, to be paid in
manner following to wit: on the first day OF
each regular session each Senator, representa-
tive and delegate shall receive his mileage for
one session, and on the first day Of each month
thereafter during such session, compensation at
the rate of three thousand dollars per annum,
durnJ the continuance of such session, and ut
the end OF such session he shall receive the re.
sidue oEhis salary due to him at such time at
the rate aforesaid still unpaid, und at the be-
ginning OF the second regular session Of the Con-
gress each senator, representative, and delegate
shall receive his mileage for such second sessi.
on and monthly during such session compensa.
uon vt the rate OF three thousand dollars per
annum till the first day of March terminating
the Congress, and on that day each senator, re.
preventative, md delegate shall be entitled to
receive any balance of the siI thousand dollars
not therefore paid in tho said monthly install.
nonts as above directed .... ..
Sec. 2. Aud be i! further enacted That tho
President oil the Senate pro tempore when there
shall be no Vice President; or the Vice presi.
dent shall have become President Of the United
States, shall receive the c0mpensation provid.
ed by law for the Vice President, and the Spea.
ker of the House Of representatives shall re.
ceWe double the compensation above provided
Tor representatives, payable at the times and in
the manner above provided for payment Of tho
compensation OF representatives.
Sec 3. And be it further enacted, That this
law aaah apply th tho prrsant fnn-reas. and
each senator, representative, and delegate shall
bo entitled to receive the difference only between
their per diem compensation already received
under the law now in force and the compensa.
tion provided by this act
Sec 4. And be it further enacted, That in
the event of the death Of my senator, repre-
sentative, or delegate prior to tho commence
ment Of the first session Of the Congress, ho
shall be neither entitled 10 mileage aud com.
pensaton, and in the event of the dcuth after
the commencement of my session, his reprosen
tatlyes shall be eutitIed 10 receive such of his
compensation computed at the rate of tho three
thousand dollars per annum; as he may not
have received, and any mileage that may have
actually accrued and be due and unpaid.
Sec. g.. And be it further enacted, That ir
any books shall hereafter bo ordered to and ro-
cCiyed by members Of Congress by resolution
of either or both houses OF Congress, the price
paid for the saRo shall be deducted from tha
compensation herenbcfore provided for such
member or members, provided however, That
tais shall not extend to b9OSs ordered to DO
printed by the public printer during the Con-
gress for which the said member shall have been
elected.
Sec. G. And be- further enacted, That il
shall be the duty of the sergeant at arms OF
the House and Secretary Of the Senate respec-
tNely,tO deduct from tho monthly payments
of mtmbers as herein provided for, the amaunt
OF his compensation for each day that such
member shalt be absent from the House or Sc
nate respectively, unless such representative,
senator, or delegate Shall assign as the reason
for such ABSENCE the aicknesS Of himself Or Of
soino member Of his family.
See. 7. And he it further enacted, That oil
acts or parets Of acts inconsistent with or re-
ipugnant to the provisions of this act, be and
tho sona are hereby repealed.
Approved, Augustl6, 1866.