The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-24
The Congressional Compensation Act.
AN ACT TO REGULATE THE CONVERSATION ol
MEMBERS OF CONORESs.


BE Il enacted by the senate and House OF Representa-.
tves of the United States Of America in Congress assem-
tive and delegate Congress shall be 0c0 for each
Congress, aud mileage. az now provided by law, for
sessicns only 70 be pad IN manner lolo.ins 70 wit
representative and delegate shall receive his mileage
one session and ON the fret day OF cash month there
sfer, during such session compensation at the rate OF
50 eco per during the continuance OF sch session.
and the end Of such nc shall receive tbs residue
OF his salary due TO him at such time at the rate afore
said atm unpaid: and at the beginning OF the second
regular session OF the Congress- each Senator representa-
tive and delegate shall receive hts mileage Tor such second
session, and monthly during such sosion, compensation
at the OF So 600 per TIL the 9Th day Of March,
terminating the ConEcss and that day each stnator
representative and delegate sha be entitled to rece 20
any balance Of the not heretofore paid in the said
monthly Insialmenis above directed.
Sec. = And be further enacted That the President OF
the Senate pm empore when there shall be Vice Pre-
sident or the Vice President shalt have become President
OF the United States shall receive the pcnsn,on pro
Nded Ivy law for the Vice PRESIDENT and the Speaker Of
the House OF Representatives shall receive double the
COMPENSATION above provided for Representatives piya
BILE al the times and in the above provided
payment Of the compensation OF Representatives
Sec - And be i further enscied That this law shall,
apply 10 tho present Congress and each senator Repre-
sentative aud Delegate shall be entitled 20 rersye the dlf
terence only between their per diem conpen4 alton al.
ready received under The law now ~ force and the
pcnsation provided by tbis act.
sec a. Ind be Il further scd That IN the event OF
the death Of any Senator. Representative Delegate
Congress he shall be neither entitled mileage or com
pcnsaon and IN the event Of death aer the commenre
mch Oi any fesNn his representatives shaH De entitled
TO receive so much Of his con pcnsaton computed al the
rate Of $500 per annm be may not have received,
AMI any mileage that may have actually accrued AMI be
due aud unJaid.
Sec o. And be u further enacted, That if any books
shall hereafter be ordered 10 and received by members
Of Congress- by resolution of either both houses Of
Congress the price paid for the shalt be deducted
from the compensation herenbefore provided Tor such
member members Provided however, that this shall
not extend 10 books ordered TO be printed the public
printer during the Congress for which the said member
shall have been elected.
Sec. O. And be II further enacted, That shall be the
duty OF the Sergeant at Arms Of the House Secre
ry OF the Senate respectively, 10 deduct from the month
y payments OF members, herein provided for, the
amount Of his compensation for each day that such
Der shall be absent from the House Senate respective
y, unless such representative Senator Delegate shall
assign the for such absence the sickness OF
himself or OF some member Of his family.
Sec. Z. And be further enacted That all acts parts
OF acts inconsistent with repugnant TO the provisions
Of this act be, and the same are hereby repealed.