The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-09-24
$29,l65 $56,2O0

alton Bills as passed by Congress, and FOUND
this table to be substantially correct, for the
year 1859: that had not examined those for
lS40, but supposed it to be correct for that
year also.
The editor of the "Weekly Journap' says
have enlarged $5l ,000-that he has exam
ined the appropriation Bill, which he hiss in
his possession and pronounces my statement
false. Let us see. On page 29S, Statutes
at Large of the LIST. session OF the 35th Con-
gress, you will find ths.fo!lowing appropria-
tions; viz.
''For compensation of the President
of the United States, twenty-five
thousand dollars $zo,UOO
| tsFor compensation 10 secretary to
| sign patents for lands, one thou
| sand i've hundred dollars.o l,50o
"For compensation to the private
secretary, steward, and messen-
| ger Of the President Of the Uni
/ ;. ted States, four thousand six hum
bred dollars" 4,oOo
sFor contingent expenses Of the ex-
ecutive office, including station
cry therefor, three hundred and
fifty dollars.o ooo
On page 322 OF the same, the
following; viz.
ssFor annual repairs Of the Presi-
dents house and furniture, inn
provement of grounds, purchasing
trees and plants for garden and
| making hot beds therein, and con-
tingent expenses incident there
TO. twelve thousand dollars" l2,ooo
"For fuel, in part, OF the Presi-
dents house, one thousand eight
hundred dollars" l,S0o
ssFor lighting Presidents house and
capital, the public grounds around
them and around the executive Of
fees and Pennsylvania Avenue,
Bridge and iish streets in George
town, forty-three thousand dol
! lars OF which 5000 out Of
]; $43, 900 is estimated TO be on ac-
count Of lighting the Presidents
house. 3,oOt
y sFor purchasing books for (the) IL
: brary at the executive mansion, to
4 DO expended under the direction
Of the President OF the United
!. States, two hundred and fifty dol
q lars" 20
"For taking care of grounds south
,e Of the Presidents house, lsouth
J. yard) sand keeping them in or
T. der, one thousand dollars" 100
l. On page 30S OF the same the fol-
:, lowing viz.
!, "For compensation of twenty-five
laborers employed in the public
grounds, and Presidents garden,
r. thirteen thousand and two hum
ve drcd dollars,n OF which 10 estima-
i, ted for labor on Presidents gar
den, 4,8l
"For compensation OF two night
he watchmen employed at the Presi-
e. dents house. one thousand two
"a hundred dullars.o LIZ
"For compensation Of the door
~ keeper at the Presidents house,
e. six hundred dollars" 6t
"For the compensation Of the assis-
!. tant doorkeeper at the Presidents
- house, six hundred DOLLARS 81
tsFor furnace keeper at the Presi.
az dents house, six hundred dollars" 81
W Total, $3.50
~ Here have quoted each Item with verb
he accuracy, as they stand in the published la
OF the United States; and find but 0
Of item enormously stated, to the amount
*4o0, and two items omitted, amounting
1t $500, making the aggregate two thousa
an one hundred dollars larger than my sta
~ ment. The item mentioned by the editor
IN the "Journal" with such pomposisy, in ital
in and Quotations" as the "only money app
4" priased outside Of his regular salary" is /
iey found among them; and il no part Of the q
to preparations made for the year 1859; bu,
OF an item Of the deficiency Bill'' pas,
les atthe last session Of Congress, TO pay de-
ore incurred during the Previous year 1859 o
inc and above the appropriations made BY G.
DO gress for the expenses Of that year. In
lis same aBiIi" (see Statutes at Large Wit
Tree named, page 26s) will be found the folle
ing item via.
,h,s "For surveying the public lands and !
sa,, vate land claims in California, including
Tee expenses incident to the survey Of olai
Gay and to be disbursed at tho rates prescril
BY Law for the different kinds OF work, be-