Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-15
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at Third Session Of Fortieth Congre,.
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lPCBLIC-No IS
AN ACT making APPROPRIATIONS for the Iariz
lative, executive, and iaGlcial expenses ot ga.
government Tor the year ending the u,irti.th
Of June, eighteen hu- dred and seven.y.
be 1t enacted by Tie Senate GHd House Of R.Drs.
ssHtGtlteS ~ The JHttcd States or AmerSca an T,oa
gress assezs5l. {, That the flowing snns ~
and the same aIe hereby. approprb. ted out OF
any money n the tTeas ury not OF ner wise an
pTOpTIaied, for the coIscts h-reinf fter expre,s
ed, for the fiscal year ending II ,hirtisth ~
June eighteen hundred and sevs nty Rzmety
LEGISLATIVE.
sESATk
f0r compensation and mifrags OF senators,
Tour hundred Thousand uoif1rs in xddl ion to
any unexpen ded balance OF appreprjation for
that purpose n the trrasnry
For compensation of the Off GERS clerks. mes
ssngeTs- and others recei ving au annual salary
IN The service OF the SeRate, viz. Secretary OF
the Senate, fo1r thousand three hundred and
twenty dollars; officer charged with disburse-
meRts OF the Senate, fve hundred and seventy
SIX dollars; chief clerk three thousand dollars.
pr ncipal clerk and principal executive clerk
IN the office OF secretary of the Senate. at two
tho usanc Eve hundred and ninety-two dollars
each; eight clerks in office of the Secretary OF
the nate. at two thousand Two hundred ana
twenty aollars each; keeper OF the stationery
two thousand one hundred and two dollars aud
forty cent?; two nessen gers, at one Thousand
two hundred and nlnety.six dollars each: one
page, n seven hundred and twenty dollars:
Sergea nt-ai.arms and Doorkeeper, two thous
assistant
Keeper, two thousand and forty dollars.
Postmaster TO the Senate, trvo thousand one
huE0Ied dollars; assistant postmaster and mail
carrier, one thousand seven hundred and ven
ty-eight dollars; two mail boys al one thou saud
two hundred dollars each; supertntepdsut OF
The document loom. ore thousand eight hun.
dred dollars; two ASSISTANTS in doe ument room
at one IhousanQ four hundred and forty doll
lars each; superintendent Of the folding room
one thousard eight hundred dollars: three mes
sengers, aetlLg as assistant doorkeepers, at one
.nou . SAND eisnt hundreS dollars each; seven
teen messengers, al one thousand four hundred
ard fOTty dollars each; secretary 10 the PrPsi.
dent Of the Senate. two thousanc one hundred
and two dollars and forty cents; clerk to the
COMMITTEE on Finance two thousen nd two un-
oIed and twenty dollars; clerk TO the Commit.
tee on Claims, two thousand two hundred and
twenty dollars; Clerk of printing records, two
thousand two hundred and twenty dollars
clerk TO Committee on Appropriatiops. two
thousand TWO hundred and twenty dollars
superintendent in charge OF furraces one thou
in charge of furnaces, eight hundred and sIxty
iour dollars Iaoorer in charge of private pas.
sages, eight hundred and sIxty.fOur do,lars.
two iaoorers, al eight hundred and sixty-four
dollars EACH Chaplain to the Senate, nine hun.
ored dollars; one special policeman one then
sand dollars; making in all enc hundred and
one thousand and sixty dollars and eighty cents
or contingent expenses of the Senate, VIZ.
FOR stationery and newspapers for seventy
four senator's, az the rate of one hundred and
twenty 1--WE collars each per annuH., nine
For stationery, eight thousar d dollars
For clerks to committees pages horses and
carryalls. twenty five thouSand dollars
For EXPENSES Of heating and yeItilatin ap-
ty-fve thousand dollars
For plumbing. gis-fitting, ard labor, five
thousand dollars.
For furniture and repairs ten thousand dol
lars.
For Traditional Iaborers and messengers, seven
thousand 1ive hundred dollars.
For folding documents and materials, TWEEN V
thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous items. thirty thousand
dollars.
For packing-boxss for the Senate ten dollars,
wOTth tor zach member, seven hundred and
fGTty collars. PTOUIded, That ali improve
TIE tnis, a tsraflons, aGUIIlons aud repairs Or me
CaprOI bniiciDg shall hereafter he made by
tie direction ana uLder the supery sion OF he
aTehI,ect OF tie Capitol eXtensIons, and rhe
same snail be paId for out of the sppropris-
mons Tor the said Extensions and from no other
appropriation; aDo That no furniture or car
P--s Tor either house shall hereafter be pur-
chased without the written order OF the cha r
maB o. the CImmi tee TO n udlt and Control he
Contingent Expenses of the Senate, for the
charms Of tie Committee on Accounts Of the
House Of Representatives for the House.
CAPITOL POLICE
For one CAPITA u, two thousand and eighty
eight collars, two heutenants, at one thousand
eight hundred dollars each: thirty priyatss ST
one thousand five hundred and eighty-four r
dollars zen, tw welye watchmsn, at one thousand
dollars each, making in all, sIxty-nye thousand
one hundred and sixty dOllars, one-haIf 20 b.
pald into The contingent fund OF the House Of
Representative, and the other half to De paI 4
INTO the contingent fund oftne Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
For compensation al u mIl-ag OF members of
NE House OF Representatives and deles ties
from the Territories, one mi iliOn five hundred
thousand collars
For compensation OF officers, le rks lnsssen-
rGr QnH hRrs r..I
the service OF the House OF Representatives.
viz, Clerk of the House OF Representatives,
four INC usand three hundred and twenty dol
lars chief clerk and one assistant clerk, at No
thousand &c hundred and nInety-two dollars
each. twelve assistant clerks, librarian Apo
aSSIs tant librarian, at two thousand one n =
cred and sixty dollars each; one chief IN essen
ger, and CLERK 10 the Speaker, AT d ve d1llars
andse yenty-sIx cents per day each; for three
messengers, at one thousand four hundred
and forty dollars each. one messenger IN the
hOUsr library, one thousand and EInety five
collars; one engineer, eighteen hundred dol
lars; three assistant engineers, at one thousand
four hundred and forty dollars each; six Il re-
men, al two dollars and forty cents eacn
Ways and Means, two thousand five
hundred and ninety-two dollars: clerk 10
Committee On Appropriations, Two taousand
hye hundred and uIRety-tEO dollars; clerk ID
Commit'ee on Claims, two thousand one hun.
dred and sixty dollars; Arms, Two
thousand i've hundred anu ninety two dollar !;
hundred dollars, clerk 20 Com on Pubnc
Lands two Thousand one hundred aud sixty
dollars Messenger 10 Svrgeant-at-Arns, one
thousand four hundred and forty dollars: Door
Keeper, TWO thousand five hundred aud ninety
Two dollars first assistant doorkeeper, two
thousand five hundred and ninety-two dol
lars; Postmaster, TWO thousand five hundred
and p;nety-two GoIlars; first assistant post
master, two thousand and eIgh " eight dol
lars; four messengers, at ore thousand
seven hundred ard twenty eight dollars
each; two mail boys ct one thousand and
eighty dollarS each; Chaplain Of the House,
pine hundred dollars; two stenographers, four
thousand thousand three hundrpd and eighty
dollars each; superintendent Of folding room,
two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars:
superin te ndent and assistant Of the doc ument
day each eleven messengers, fve at eightee n
hundred dollars. and six at fourteen hundred
and foTty dollars eaC b; twelve messengers
durlne ne session, at the rate OF fourteen hun
cred anu forty dollars each per AM un; ma kin &,
IN all, the sum of one hundred and thirty -eigh :
thousand six hundred and sixty seven dollars:
lr0rtded, Tnaf OF the twelve assistant clerks
me two deslsnated as reading clerks of the
House OF Represe natives shall receive an
anpual saisry each, beginnln with the preser {
Congress of twenty five hundred and ninety
two dollars
Fer contingent expenses OF the House OF Rep
resentatives, VIZ
For carriage, three thousand eight hundred
coIlars.
CLERKS of the House of Representative, thirty-
two thousand two hundred and ihIriy-two
dollars
For folding documents, including material,
thIriy-seyen thousand five hundred dollars.
For fuel and lights. including plumoiu