New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-05

bailiff and messenger thereof. twenty SIX
thousand eight hundred and forty dollars
For compensation of attOrneys to attend
| taking testimony, witnesses, and cOm1nls-
sioners, three thousand five hundred dollars.
| For stationery, books, fuel. labor, and
other contingent and miscellaneous cxpcn-
ses. three thousand dollars.
For reporting the decisions Of the cOnrt,
clerical hire, labor in preparing and super
| intending the printing of the fifth volume of
the repOrt[s] Of the Court of Claims to DE
| paid on the order of the court. one thousand
| dollars.
For payment of judgments which may be
rendered by the court in favor of claimants,
one hundred thousand dollars; provided,
that no pardon or amnesty granted by the
President, whether general or special, by
proclamation or otherwise, nor any accept
ance of such pardon or amnesty, nor oath
taken, or other act performed in pursuance
or as a condition thereof. shall be admissible
in evidence on the part OF any
claimant in the Court of Claims
as evidence in support OF any claim
against the United States. or to establish
the standing of any claimant in said court,
| or his right to bring or MAINTAIN suit there
in: nor shall any such pardon, amnesty, ac-
| ceptance, oath, or other act as aforesaid,
heretofore offered or put in evidence Oh be
| half of any claimant in said court. be used
| or considered by said court, or by the appel
| late court on appeal from said court. in de-
| Gliding upon the claim of said claimant. or
| any appeal thcrcfrOm. as any part OF the
| proof to sustain the claim OF the claimant,
! or to entitlc him to maintain his action in
said Court OF Claims, or on appeal there
| from: but the proof of loyalty required 10y
| the twelfth section of the net Of March
! three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three. en-
| titled IAN act to amend an act to establish
IL court for the investigation Of claims
against the United States" approved Feb
ruary twenty four, eighteen hundred and
fifty-tve. and by the third section of the acI
entitled An act to provide for the colec-
ton of abandoned property and for the
prevention of frauds in insurrectionary dis
| tricts within the United States" approved
March twelve, eighteen hundred and sixty
three, and by the third section of the act
entitled AN act to provide for ap-
pcais from the Court of Claims. and for
other purposes approved June twenty
| five. eighteen hundred and sixty-eight,
shall be made by proof of the matters re-
| quired by said sections, respectively, ire
| spective of the effect of any executive pro
clamatiOn pardon, amnesty. or other act of
conformation or oblivion. And in all eases
where judgment shall have been heretofore
rendered in the Court of Claims in favor of
any claimant on any other proof of loyalty
and which is hereby declared 10 have been
and to be the true intent and meaning Of
| said respective acts. the Supreme Court
! shall, on appeal, have no further iurisdic
| ton of the cause, and shall dismiss the
same for want of jurisdiction And provided
further. That whenever any pardon shall
| have heretofore been granted by the Presi-
dent of the United States to any person
bringing suit in the Court Of Claims for the
proceeds of abandoned or captured pro-
| perty under the said act approved March
| twelve. eighteen hundred and sixty three,
and the acts anendatOry of the same, and
such pardon shall recitc. in substance, that
such person took part in the late rebellion
| against the government OF the United
States or was guilty of any act of
bcllion against or disloyalty to the United
States and such pardon shall have
| been accepted IL writing. by the person TO
whom the same issued. without an express
disclaimer of and protestation aganst.sU,'h
fact of guilt contained in such acceptance.
such pardon and acceptance shall be taken
and deemed in such suit in the said Court Of
| Claims. and on appeal theretrom. conclusive
| evidence that such person did take part i'll
| and give aid and comfort to the late rebel
| lion. and did not maintain true allegiance or
| consistently adhere to the United States;
| and on proof of such pardon and acceptance.
| which proof may be heard summarily on
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| court in the case shall cease. and the court
shall forthwith dismiss the suit OF such
claimant.
EXECUTIVE.
| For compensation of the President of the
| United States. twenty-five thousand dollars.
| For compensation 10 the Eice-Prcsidcnt
| of the United States. eight thousand dol
| lars.
For compensation OF secretary to sign pat
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lars.
For compensation to the private secretary.
assistant secretary tho shall De a shorthand
writer. two executive clerks, at two thou
sand three hundred dollars each; steward
and messenger of the President of the
United States-thirtecn thousand eight hun
bred dollars
office. including stationery therefor, four
thousand dollars
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
For compensation of the Secretary of
State. two assistant secretaries of state; for
chief clerk. at two thousand two hundred
dollars: one examiner of claims, at three
thousand five hundred dollars; eight clerks
of class four, additional to one clerk of class
four as discussing clerk, eight clerks Of class
three, three clerks of class two, three clerks
of class one; one messenger, at eight hun
dred and forty dollars; one assistant mes
senger, at seven hundred and twenty dol
lars: nine labOrers and four watch,nen-
sixty-six thousand eight hundred and twenty
dollars: two clerks OF class four, to make in
dexes of the records of the State Depart
ment, and one clerk of class three, five thou
sand two hundred dollars.
For publishing the laws in pamphlet form,
and in newspapers Of the States and Terri
tories, and in the city OF Washington,
seventy-tive thousand dollars: Provided.
That no laws or treaties shall be published
in newspapers except those which are of
general nature, which laws shall be
selected by the Secretary Of State; and the
same shall in all eases be published without
delay.
For proof reading, and packing the laws
and documents for the various legations and
consulates. including boxes and transporta-
ton of the same. three thousand dollars.
For stationery, furniture, fixtures, and re-
pairs, five thousand dollars.
For books and maps. two Thousand five
hundred dollars.
For extra clerk hire and copying, ten
thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses, viz: rent, fuel
lights, repairs, and miscellaneous expenses,
thirty-two thousand five hundred dollars.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
For compensation of the Secretary
of the Treasury, eight thousand dol
lars; two assistant secretaries of the
Treasury, at three thousand tive hundred
dollars each: chief clerk, two thousand two
hundred dollars; forty nine clerks Of class
four, additional to one clerk of class four as
disbursng clerk, thirty clerks of class
three, twenty six clerks of class two, twenty
seven clerks of elias. one; thirty-two female
clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; eleven
messengers: one assistant mpSseDper ut