The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-03-18
Aatinual Arpnblifau.
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An ACT making appropriations for the lcgis.
latiye, executive, and judicial expenses oil
the Government for the year ending the
thlrtleth of June, eighteen hundred and
seventy. ... !. ..r1...l 10 80.
Be u enacted on the Senate and Home Of
Representatives Of he United States u Imerica
In Congress assembled, That the following
sums DO, and the same arc hereby, nppro-
priatod, out Of any money In tho treasury
not otherwise appropriated, for the objects
hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year end
ing the thirtlcth Of June, eighteen hundred
and seventy, namely: ....., .r
SENATE.
For compensation and mileage OF senators,
four hundred thousand dollars In addition to
any uncxpended balance Of appropriation for
that purpose In tho treasury,
For compensation Of the officers, clerks,
messengers, and others receiving an annual
salary In the service Of the Senate, viz Sec
rotary of the Senate, four thousand three
hundred and twenty dollars; officer charged
with disbursements Of the Senate, five hum
deed and seventy-six dollars; chief clerk,
three thousand dollars; principal clerk and
principal executive clerk In the office Of Sec
rotary OF the Senate, at two thousand five
hundred and ninety-two dollars each; eight
clerks In Office Of the Secretary Of the Senate,
at two thousand two hundred and twenty dol
lars each; keeper of the stationery, two thou
sand one hundred and two dollars and forty
cents; two messengers, at one thousand two
hundred and nlncty-siN dollars each; one
page, at seven hundred and twenty dollars;
Sergcant-at-Arms and Doorkceper, two thou
sand four hundred dollars; assistant door
keeper, two thousand and forty dollarsj
Postmaster to the Senate, two thousand one
hundred dollarsi assistant postmaster aud
mail carrier, ono thousand seven hundred
and twenty.eight dollars; two mail boys, at
one thousand two hundred dollars each; SUI
pcrintcndcnt OF the document room, one
thousand eight hundred dollars; two assist
ants In document room, at ono thousand four
hundred aud forty dollars cachj superintcnd-
Cnt OF the folding room, one thousand eight
hundred dollars; three messengers, acting as
assistant doorkccpers, at one thousand eight
hundred dollars each; seventeen messengers,
ut one thousand four hundred and forty dol
lars each; secretary to the President OF the
Senate, two thousand one hundred and two
dollars and forty cents; clerk to the Commit
tee on Finance, two thousand two hundred
and twenty dollars; clerk to the Committee
on Claims, two thousand two hundred and
twenty dollars; clerk OF printing records.
two thousand two hundred and twenty dol
lars; clerk to Committee OH Appropriations,
two thousand two hundred and twenty dol
lars; superintendent In charge Of the fur
naccs, one thousand four hundred and forty
dollars; assistant In charge Of furnaces, eight
hundred and slxty-four dollars; laborer In
charge OF private passages, eight hundred
and slXty-four dollars; two laborers, at eight
hundred and slxty-four dollars each; Chap
lain to the Senate, nine hundred dollars; one
special policeman, one thousand dollars;
making In oil one hundred and one thousand
and sixty dollars and eighty cents.
For contingent expenses OF the Senatc,v viz:
For stationery and newspapers for seventy
four senators, at the rate Of one hundred and
twenty-five dollars each per annum, nine
thousand two hundred and afty dollars.
For stationery, eight thousand dollars.
Fer clerks to committees, pages, horses
and carryalls, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For expenses of heating and yentllating
apparatus, including coal, wood, and labor,
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For plumbing, gas-fitting, and labor, Ave
thousand dollars.
For furniture and repairs, ten thousand
dollars.
For additional laborers and messengers,
seven thousand five hundred dollars.
For folding documents and materials,
twenty thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous items, thirty thousand
dollars.
For packing boxes for the Senate, ten dol
lars worth for each member, seven hundred
and forty dollars Provided, That all i'm.
provcmcnts, alterations, additions and re-
pairs Of the Capitol building shall hereafter
be made by the direction and under the super.
vision Of the architect of the Capitol cXten-
sions, and the same shall be paid out Of the
appropriations for the said extentions and
from no other appropriation; and that nc
furniture or carpets for either house shall
hereafter be purchased without the written
order of the chairman of tho Committee 10
Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses
of the Senate, for the Senate, or without the
written order of the chairman of the Com
mittee on Accounts Of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes, for the House.
CAPITOL POLICE.
For one captain, two thousand and eighty
eight dollars; two lieutenants, at one thou.
sand eight hundred dollars each; thirty pri-
Yates, at one thousand FIVE hundred and
eighty-four dollars each; twelve watchmen,
at one thousand dollars each; making, In all
sixty-flve thousand one hundred and sixty
dollars, one half to be paid into the contln'
gent fund of the House of Representatives
and the other half to be paid into the con
tingent fund of the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
For compensation and mileage OF members
of the House Of Representatives and dele
gates from Territories, one million FIVE hun
dred thousand dollars.
For compensation of the officers, clerks,
messengers, aud others receiving an annual
salary In the service of the ff0use of Repre-
sentatiyCs, viz Clerk of the House OF Repre-
scntatiycs, four thousand three hundred and
twenty dollars; chief clerk and one assistant
clerk, at two thousand five hundred and
ninety-two dollars each; twelve assistant
clerks, librarian and assistant librarian, al
two thousand one hundred and sixty dolars
each; one chief messenger, and clerk TO thu
Speaker, ut five dollars aud scycnty-slx cent,
per day each; for three messengers, at ou(
thousand four hundred and forty dollar
each; one messenger in tho House library
one thousand and ninety-ilvc dollars; one en-
gineer, eighteen hundred dollars; three as
slstant engineers, at one thousand four hun
bred aud forty dollars each; six fremen
ut two dollars and forty cents each, PEI
day; for clerk to the Committee o
Ways aud Means, two thousand hy'
hundred and nincty-two dollars; clerf
TO Committee on Appropriations, two
thousand five hundred and nlncty-two
dollars; clerk to Committee on Claims,
two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars
Scrgeant-a Arms, two thousand five hun
dred and nlnety-two dollars; clerk to Ser
gcant-at-Arms, two thousand five hundred
collars; clerk to Committee on Public Lands
two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars
messenger to Sergeant-at-Arms, one thou
bAnu TOUR HuuuTcu anu lOIly uOliulSb boOi
keeper, two thousand five hundred ant
nlnety.tw dollars; first assistant doorkecper
two thousand five hundred and nincty-tw'
dollars; Postmaster, two thousand five hun
drcd and ninety-two dollarsj first assistan
postmaster, two thousand and eighty-cigh
dollars; four messengers, ut one Thousand
seven hundred and twenty-eight dollar
each; two mail boys, at one thousand ant
eighty dollars each; Chaplain of the House
nine hundred dollars; two stenographers
four thousand three hundred and eighty dol
lars each; superintendent of folding room
two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars
superintendent and assistant of the docu
mcnt room, at five dollars and sevcnty-si'
cents per day each; eleven messengers, flv
at eighteen hundred dollars, and six at four
teen hundred and forty dollars each; lively
messengers during the session, at the rat
of fourteen hundred and forty dollars cacl
per annum; making, in all, the sum of on
hundred and thirty-olght thousand six hun
dred and slxty-scyen dollars: Provided, Tina
of the twelve assistant clerks the two desig
mated as reading clerks Of the House OF Rep
rcsentntivcs shall receive An annual salar
rnch Machining with the present Congress