The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-12


of she House of Representatives
shall receive an annual salary each,
beginning with the present Congress,
of twenty-five hundred and ninety
two dollars.
For contingent expenses of the
House of Represe natives, viz;
For carriage, three thousand eight
hundred dollars.
For clerks to committees, and tenn
porary clerks of the House of Repre-
sentatives, thirty two thousand two
hundred and thirty-two dollars
For folding documents, including
materials, thirty-seven thousand five
hundred dollars.
For fuel and lights, including
plumbing. gas-htting, repairs, and
materials, fifteen thousand dollars.
For horses and carriages for the
transportation of mails and for the
use of messengers, ten thousand dol
lars.
For laborers, eight thousand dol
lars.
For miscellaneous items, thirty five
thousand dollars.
For packing boxes for members Of
the House of Representatives, ten
dollars worth for each member and
delegate, twenty-five hundred and
sixty dollars.
Fer newspapers and stationery for
two hundred and thirty three mem
bers aud delegates. at one hundred
and twenty five dollars each per an
mum, twenty-nine thousand one hun
dred and twenty-five dollars
For twenty pages for the floor OF
the House and three riding pages, at
the rate of two dollars per day while
actually employed, eleven thousand
two hundred and seventy dollars.
For stationery, ten thousand dol
lars.
Public Printing.
For compensation of the Congress
sional Printer, and the clerks and
messengers in his office, twelve thou
sand five hundred and fourteen dol
lars.
For Contingent expenses of his Of
fee, viz: For stationery, postage, adj
vertislng, furniture, travelling ex
peoses, horses, and wagons, aud mis-
celIaneous items, fifteen hundred
| dollars.
For the public printing, four hun
| bred thousand dollars.
For paper for the public printing,
| four hundred thousand dollars.
For the public binding, three hun
dred thousand dollars: Provided.
That all blank books and b n ling
| shall be made and done at the govern
ment bindery; and all payments of
public money for government print
ing or binding not done at the Gov
eminent Printing Office according to
| the provisions Of the act of July
twentieth, eighteen hundred and
| sixty-e:ght, shall not be allowed by
the counting officers OF the govern
ment: Provided further, That no
proposition for printing extra copies
of public documents, the expense of
which shall exceed the sum of five
hundred dollars. shall be considered
| by either house Of Congress until the
same shall have been referred TO the
| Joint Committee on Printing, and
| ordered by concurrent resolution Of
the two houses.
For lithographing and engraving
for the Senate and House Of Repre-
.entatiycs, eighty five thousand dol
lars.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
For compensation of the Librarian,
two thousand five hundred and ninety
two dollars.
For three assistant Librarians, at
two thousand one hundred and sixty
dollars each, six thousand four hun
dred and eighty dollars.
For two assistant Librarians, one at
one thousand two hundred dollars,
and one at nine hundred and sixty
dollars, two thousand one hundred
and sixty dollars.
For one messenger, one thousand
seven hundred aud twenty eight dol
lars.
For three laborers, at eight hun-
dred and sixty four dollars each, two
thousand five hundred and ninety
two dollars.
For three assistant Librarians, at
fourteen hundred and forty dollars
each, four thousand three hundred
and twenty dollars.
For contingent expenses of said
library, two thousand dollars.
For purchase Of books for said
library, eight thousand dollars.
For purchase Of law books for said
library, two thousand dOlArs.
For purchase of files Of periodicals
and newspapers, one thousand five
hundred dollars.
For botanic garden, grading, drain
ing, procuring manure, tools, fuel,
and repairs, and purchasing trees and
shrubs, under the direction of the
Library Committee OF Congress, five
thousand dollars.
For paving the main walk through
the grounds of the botanic garden
with some uniform and durable ma
terial, five thousand dollars.
For pay of superintendent aud as
sistants In botanic garden and green
houses, under the direction Of the
Library Committee Of Congress, elev-
en- thousand two hundred and ninety
six dollars and nInety-six cents.
For expenses of exchanging public
documents for the publications Of
foreign governments, one thousand
five hundred dollars.
Public Buildings and Grounds.
For clerk In the Office OF Public
Buildings, one thousand two hundred
dollars.
For messenger In the same Office,
eight hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation to the public
gardener, one thousand four hundred
and forty dollars.
For compensation to the labOrer In
charge of the water-closets in the
Capitol, seven hundred and twenty
dollars.
For compensation of a foreman and
twenty one laborers employed in the
public grounds. nineteen thousand
tSo hundred and ninety-six dollars.
For compensation of four laborers
in the Capitol, two thousand eight
hundred and eighty dollars.
For compensation Of furnace keeper
under the old hall of the House of
Representatives, eight hundred and