, 1869-02-26
[PuBLIo-No. 69.l

'Posssd at the Second Session ofhs Fortisih Con-
grsss.
lPuBHo-No. 69.1
AN ACT making appropriations for the legislative,
executive, and judicial expenses of the govern
ment for the year ending the thirtieth Of June,
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine.
ooSTNUED.1
COURT OF CLAIMS.
For salaries Of FIVE judges of the Court of
Claims, the solicitor, assistant solicitor, deputy
solicitor, chief clerk and assistant clerk, bailf,
and messenger thereof, thirty.seVen thousand
three hundred dollars.
For compensation of attorneys to attend to
taking testimony, witnesses, and commissioners,
two thousand FIVE hundred dollars.
For payment of judgements which may be
rendered by the court in favor Of claimants one
hundred thousand dollars.
EXECUTIVE.
For compensation of the President of the Uni
ted States, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For compensation to the Vice. President of the
United States, from March fourth to June thir>
tieth, eighteen hundred and sixty nine, two thou
sand six hundred and twenty-five dollars and
twenty-five cents.
For compensation of secretary to sign patents
for public lands, one thousand five hundred
dollars.
For compensation to the private secretary, as
sistaut secretary, who shall be a short. hand
writer, two clerks of class four, steward and
messenger of the President of the United States,
twelve thousand FIVE hundred dollars: Provided,
That so much of the fourth section OF the act of
July twenty three, eighteen hundred and sixty>
six making appropriations for legislative, exec
utive, aud judicial expenses of the government
for the year ending June tniItieth, eighteen hun,
dred and sixty seven, as authorizes the President
of the United States to appoint clerk of par,
dons, and one clerk of the fourth class, is hereby
repealed.
For contingent expenses of the executive office,
including stationery therefor, three thousand
dollars.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
For salary of the warden of the jail in the Dis,
trct of Columbia, two thousand dollars.
For compensation to the laborer 10 charge of
the water. closets in the Capitol, seven hundred
and twenty dollars.
For compensation of four lsborers in the
Capitol, two thousand eight hundred and eighty
dollars.
For compensation to the public gardner, one
Thousand four hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of foreman and twenty
one laborers employed in the public grounds,
nineteen thousand two hundred aud ninety>six
dollars.
For compensation OF the doorkeeper, at the
Presidents House, one thousand dollars.
For compensation of FIVE watchmen in reser-
walton number two, 6ve thousand dollars.
For compensation of draw keepers at the Poto>
mac bridge, and for fuel, oil, and lamps, FIVE
thousand dollars.
For compensation of two draw-keepers at the
two bridges across the eastern branch of the
Potomac, and for fuel, oil and lamps, one thou>
sand three hundred and ninety>six dollars.
For compensation of furnace. keeper under the
old ball OF the House of Representatives, eight
hundred and sixty -four dollars.
For compensation of furnace-keeper at the
Presidents House, seven hundred and twenty
dollars.
For clerk in the Office of Public Buildings, one
thousand two hundred dollars.
For messenger in the same office, one thousand
dollars.
For two policemen, at the Presidents House,
two thousand six hundred and forty dollars,
For, compensation of the person 10 charge of
the heartpg apparatus of the Library of Congress,
and SuprEu7e Court room, one thousand dollars
For electrician for~ths Capitol, one thousand
two hundred dollars.
DEPARTMENTIOF STATE.
For compensation of the Secretary of State,
Second Assistant Secretary of State, aud Exams
iner Of Claims Provi2sd, That the office of Ex-
aminer of Claims shall be abolished on the thir'
tieth day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty
nine and Assistant Secretary of State for chief
clerk, eight clerks of class four, additional to
one clerk Of class four as disbursng clerk, nine
clerks Of class three, three clerks Of class two,
three clerks Of class one, one messenger, one as
sistsnt messenger, and seven laborers, sixty
three thousand eight buudred aud eighty dollars;
Providsd, That the third section of the act Of
August eighteenth, eighteen hundred aud City,
six, entitled " An act to amend an act entitled
An act requiring foreign regulations of com
merce to be laid annually before Congress- Ap,
proved August sixteen, eighteen hundred aud
forty.two, and for other purposes" be and the
same is hereby, repealed.
FoR THE occidental AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
For publishing the laws 10 pamphlet form and
in newspapers of the States and Territories and
in the city Of Washington, forty thousand dollars
For Proof'readiug, and packing the laws and
documents for the various legations aud cousu-
lates, including boxes aud transportation OF the
same, three thousand dollars.
For stationery, blank books, furniture, fixtures
and repairs, two thousand Eve hundred dollars.
For miscellaneous items, two thousand Eve
hundred dollars.
For cOpper-plste printing, books, aud maps,
hve thousand dollars.
For extra clerk hire and copying, Eve thousand
dollars.
FOB TIE GENERAL PURPOSES OF rHs BUILDING oo.
cuPIED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
For compensation Of four watchmen aud two
laborers of the building, four thousand three
hundred and twenty dollars.
For contingent expenses Of said building, viz .
Tor rent fuel, lights, repairs, aud miscellaneous
expenses, tWenty>6ve thousand dollars.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
For compensation Of the Secretary Of the
treasury, two Assistant Secretaries Of the Treas,
uty, chief clerk, eleven clerks OF class four, ad,
oihonal TO Que clerk Of class four as disbursiug
eetk Twelve clerks Of class three fourteen elerks
o' elass two, two clerks Of class two, (transfer>
reg from the Third Auditors office J fifteen clerks
OF elsss ore, 1.-TWO Of whom were transferred from
Tue Inird Auditors ofiee,) one messenger. one
assistant messenger, and three laborers. one hpn.
dred aud one thousand eight hundred dollars
10 The construction branch Of the treasnrv
For supervising architect, three thousand All.
lars assistant supervising architect, two tbou.
sand dollars for two clerks Of class four. three
thousand sir hundred dollars for four clerks Of
class three, six thousand four hundred dollars !.
Tor two clerks Of class one, two thousand four
hundred dollars and one messenger, seven hun
area and twenty dollars In all, eighteen thou.