Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-09
THE EVENING STAR.
or lAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed NJ the Second Session Of the IhiY.
ty-ninth Congress.
fPUBLIC-No. ELL


ty-ninth Congress.
fPUBLIC-No. ELL
An ACT making appropriations for the legisla-
I'VE, executive, and jodiciai expenses Oh the
government for the year ending the thirtieth
Of June, eighteen hundred and sixty eight,
and for other purposes.
Ieortinued from. yesterday's Evening Stdr.]
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
In the once Of the Secretary Of the Trea-
sUry:
For copying, labor, binding, sealing ships
registers, translating foreign languages, ad-
yertising. and extra clerk hire for preparing
and collecting information 10 be laid before
Congress, ard for miscellaneous items, ten
thousand dollars
may be employed by the Secretary according
10 the eIigencies Of the public service. and adj
di;onal compensation for extra labor Of clerks
IN his ONCE, i've thousand dollars
For janitors for the Treasury Department
fifteen thousand dollars.
In the once of the First Comptroller:
For furniture, public documents, State and
Territorial statutes, and miscellaneous items
enc thousand dollars.
In the office of The second Comptroller:
For contingent expenses o. the office, one
thousand dollars.
In the once OF the First Auditor:
For stationery, office furniture, and miscel-
ianeous items, one thousand i've hundred
dollars.
i
For stationery, office furniture, and miscel-
laneous items, including two newspapers, TO
be filed and preserved for the use of the O ftice
twenty i've thousand dellars.
In the once of the Fourth Auditor:
For contingent expenses of the ONCE. three
thousand dollars
In the once Of the Fiftn Auditor:
For stationery, postage, furniture, and mis-
cellaneous expenses, in which are included
two daily newspapers, two thousand dollars
In the ONCE of the Auditor for the Post OF.
For contingent expenses Of the ONCE, ten
thousand dollars.
In the effice OF the Treasurer
For contingent expenses Of the office, seven
thousand dollars.
In the ONCE of the Register:
For miscellaneous items, including ON &c
furniture, SIX thousand dollars.
Once OF the Solicitor Of the Treasurer:
For blank books, binding, stationery, la bor
and miscellaneous items. and for statutes and
reports, and for care Of library, four thousand
bwo hundred dollars.
Once of the Com missioner Of Customs:
For stationery, miscellaneous items, and Of.
nee furniture, fitting up files, and safe for de-.
posting oficial bonds. five thousand dollars
Light House Board, viz:
For miscellaneous expenses and posta &C. ON
thousand i've hundred dollars
Once Of the Comptroller of the Currency:
For contingent expenses OF the office, five
thousand dollars.
Once oftne Commissioner Of Internal Reye.
rue:
For ON Ice furniture, maps, labor, miscellane.
Gus items, and other contingent expenses, fifty
thousand dollars.
BUREAU OF STATISTICS.
For contingent expenses, ram ely, laborers.
Once furniture, carpets, fitting up files, and
miscellaneous items, four thousand dollars
For the collection of statistics of mines and
INNINGS, fifteen thousand dollars
For stationery for the Treasury Department
and the several bureaus, one hundred thou
sand dollars
..oD rur - rr,nr
SOUTHEAST EXECUTIVE BUILDIN(i
INCLUDING THE EXTENSION
For compensation of twelve watchmen and
eleven laborers OF the southeast executive
building, sixteen thousand five hundred and
sixty dollars.
For contingent expenses of said building.
viz: for fuel, light, labor, and miscellaneous
items, one hundred thousand dollars.
For rent Of buildings for the accomm oda.
ton OF clerks who cannot be accommodated
IN the Treasury building, two thousand dol
lars.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
1nterIer, Assistant Secretary, chief clerk and
the clerks, messenger, assistant messengers
Watcnmen, and laborers in his efice, FORTY.
eight thousand seven hundred dollars
For compensation OF the Commissioner of
the General Land Once, chief clerk, recorder
draughtsman. assistant draughtsmen. clerks.
messengers, assistant messengers, packers,
watchmen, and laborers in his Office, one hun.
dred and seyenty-eight thousand two hun
dred dollars
For compensation of additional clerks in the
General Land Office, under the act of third
March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty.
nve, granting bounty land, and for laborers
employed therein, fifty -eight thousand six
hundred and forty dollars: PrOrided, That the
Secretary OF the Interior, at his discretion
shall be. and he Is hereby, authorized TO use
any portion of said appropriation for piece.
work, or by the day. week, month, or year at
such rate or rates as he may deem just and
al of
dred dollars per annum: ind prorided further,
That such work shall be given only to persons
IN INDECENT circumstances. and to the soldiers
and 10 the widows OF soldiers who served in
the Union army during the late rebellion, and
TO be done only by the employee in person.
For compensation OF the Commissioner OF In.
dian Affairs, chief clerk, and the clerks, mes.
senger, assistant messenger, watchmen, and
iaoorer in his ONCE, thirty two thousand SIX
hundred dollars.
For compensation of the Commissioner of
PENSIONS, chief clerk, and the clerks, messen-
gers, assistant messengers, watchmen. and
laoorers in his ONCE, two hundred and six.
teen thousand nine hundred and twenty dol
lars.
For additional clerks in the Pension Office
forty thousand dollars PROVIDED. That
the Secretary Of the Interior. At his discretion,
shall be, and is hereby, authorized to use any
portion OF said appropriation for piece work,
or by the day, week, month, or year, at such
rate or rates as he may deem lust and fair NOT
exceeding salary of twelve hundred dollars
CONTINGENT EXPENSES - DEPART.
MENT OF THE INTERIOR
Once Of the Secretary of the Interior:
For stationery, furniture, and other con tin
geneies-and for books and maps for the library,
ten thousand dollars.
Fer casual repairs of the Patent Once build
ing, including the laying Of a pavement on the
old wing, twenty thousand dollars.
Forexpenses of packing and distrI buting CON
grefsional journals and documents, in pursu-
ance OF the provisions contained in the Joint
resolution of Congress approved twenty eighth
January. eighteen hundred and fifty seven,
and act NTH February, eighteen hundred and
nny.nine, six thousand dollars.
For fuel and lights for the Patent Office
building, including the salaries of e ngineer and
assistant engineer Of the furnaces and repairs
Of the heating apparatus, eighteen thousand
dollars
Once Of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
FOR blank books, binding, stationery and
miscellaneous items, includir z q o of the daily
city newspapers. TO be flied, bound, and pre-
served for the use Of the ofice, five thousand
dollars.
ONCE OF the Commissioner of Pensions:
TOT statlonery, engraving, and retouchiup
pIates Tor bounty land warrants. printing and
oiholne tne same, ONCE furniture, and repair
ing the same, and miscellaneous items. in
cluelng TWO daily newspapers, to be filed.
pouho, ana preserves for the use of the ON 20
and Tor detection and in yestigation Of Sr.ud
twenty-five thousand dollars
once OF the Commissioner OF Pub,ic Rut,d