New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-16
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed mt the Third Session of the Forty.
First Congress-.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 45.1


| GENERAL NATURE-No. As.
AN ACT making appropriations for the
| legislative, executive and judicial ex
penses of the government for the veal
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and
seyenty-twO. 5aH
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o.
| Representatives of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
! following sums be, and the same are hereby
| appropriated, out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, tor the
service of the fiscal year ending the thir
tieth of June, eighteen hundred and seventy
two, for the objects hereinafter expressed
namely:
| l ... .-...,. p. SENATE.
! For compensation and mileage of Senators,
four hundred thousand dollars.
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 aud twenty dellars; officer charged
with disbursements of the Senate, five hun
| dred and seventy-six dollars; chief clerk,
| three thousand dollars, and the additional
sum of one thousand dollars while the said
office is held by the present incumbent, and
| no longer; principal clerk, principal execu-
tive clerk, minute and journal clerk, and
financial clerk, in the Office of the Secretary
| of the Senate, at two thousand five hundred
| and nincty-two dollars each; siy clerks in
| Office of the Secretary of the Senate. at two
| thousand two hundred and twenty dollars
each; keeper of the stationery, two thousand
one hundred and two dollars and forty
cents; two messengers, at one thousand two
| hundred and ninety-six dollars each; one
| page, at seven hundred and twenty dollars;
Sergeant-at-A1ms and DOorkeeper, four
thousand three hundred and twenty dollars;
Provided, That hereafter he shall receive,
directly or indirectly, no fees or other com
pensation or emolument whatever for
performing the duties of the Office,
or in connection Herewith; assistant
doOrkeeper. two thousand five hundred
and ninety-twO dollars; Postmaster to the
Senate, two thousand one hundred dollars;
assistant postmaster and mail carrier, one
thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight
dollars; two mail-carriers, at one thousand
two hundred dollars each: superintendent
of the document room, two thousand one
hundred and sixty dollars; two assistants
in document room, at one thousand four
hundred and forty dollars each superin-
tendent of the folding room, two thousand
one hundred and sixty dollars; three mes
sengers, acting as assistant dOOrkeepers, at
one thousand eight hundred dollars each
twenty messengers, to be appointed and re-
moved by the Sergeant-at-arms, with the
approval of the Committee to Audit and
Control the Contingent Expenses of the
Senate, at one thousand four hundred and
forty dollars each; secretary to the Presi-
dent of the Senate, two thousand one hum
bred and two dollars and forty cents; clerk
to the Committee 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 dollars clerk to Committee on
Appropriations, two thousand two hun
dred and twenty dollars; superintendent in
charge of the furnaces, one thousand four
hundred and forty dollars; assistant in
charge OF furnaces, eight hundred and sixty
four dollars; one laborer in charge of pri-
vate passage, eight hundred and sixty-fOur
dollars; one laborer in statiOnery-roo
eight hundred and sixty-tour dollars; one
special policeman, one thousand dollars;
chaplain to the Senate, nine hundred dol
lars; chief engineer two thousand one hun
bred and sixty dollars; three assistant en-
gineers, at fourteen hundred and forty dol
lars each; two tremen, at one thousand and
ninety-fve dollars each three laborers, at
seven hundred and thirty dollars each;
making, in all, one hundred and twenty
thousand two hundred aud seventy three
dollars and twenty cents.
For temporary clerks, ten thousand dol
lars.
For contingent expenses of the Senate, viz
For stationery and newspapers for sew
enty-four Senators, at the rate of one hun
bred and twenty-five dollars each per an
mum, nine thousand two hundred and fifty
dollars.
For stationery for committees and officers,
eight thousand dollars.
For clerks to committees, fourteen
riding pages, one page for the Vice Presi- |
dents room, and one page for the Office of |
the Secretary of the Senate, making eight
cen pages in all, at the rate of three dollars |
per day while actually employed, and
horses and carryalls, fifty thousand dollars;
said pages to be appointed and removed by
the Sergeant-at-arms, with the approval of
the Committee to Audit and Control the
Contingent Expenses OF the Senate.
For fuel for the heating apparatus, eight
dollars.
For furniture and repairs of furniture,
ten thousand dollars.
For labor, thirteen thousand dollars
For folding documents, and materials
therefor, twelve thousand dollars
For packing boxes, seven hundred and
iorty dollars. "A
For miscellaneous items, exclusive of la
)or, thirty thousand dollars.
For the usual additional compensation
20 the reporters of the Senate for the Con-
,ressional Globe, for reporting the proceed
ngs of the Senate for the session of the For
y-secODd Congress, beginning on the first
Monday in December, eighteen hundred and
eventy-o one, eight hundred dollars each,
our thousand dollars.
CAPITOL POLICE.
For one captain, one thousand eight hun
Ired dollars, two Heutenants, at one thou
and five hundred dollars each; twenty-five
rivates, at one thousand two hundred dol
ars each, thirty thousand dollars; aAd
light watchmen, at one thousand dol
ars each, eight thousand dollars; making,
q all, fOrty-two thousand eight hundred
ingent fund of the House of Representa-
ives. and the other half to be paid into the
ontingent fund of the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
For compensation and mileage of mem
ers of the House of Representatives and
Delegates from Territories, one million five
undred and sixty-fve thousand dollars.
For compensation of the officers, clerks,
Messengers, and others receiving an annual
alary in the service of the House of Repre-
entatives, viz: Clerk of the House of
four thousand three hun
red and twenty dollars; chief clerk and
,urnaI clerk, three thousand dollars each;
we assistant clerks, at two thousand five
hundred and ninety-two dollars each; one
ssistant clerk, at two thousand five hun
red and twenty dollars; eight assistant
Jerks, including librarian and assistant Ii
rarian, at two thousand one hundred and
ixty dollars each; one chief messenger and
Jerk to Speaker, at five dollars and seven {
y-six cents per day each; for three messen-
'ers, at one thousand four hundred and ;