New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-14
LAWS OEITHE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Third Session of the Forty
..-rr First Congress.
GENERAL NATURE-No. As. |

| 7.. lGENERAL NATURE-NO. 40.
AN ACT making appropriations for tn
legislative, executive and judicial ey
penses OF the government for the yea
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred an,
seve0ty-two. ..-..., ]. '..a.. o.. .r d.. 3
Be it enacted by the Senate and House O
Representatives of the United States O
| America ia Congress assembled, That tn
| following sums be, and the same are hereby
| appropriated, out of any money in til,
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for til,
| service of the fiscal year ending the thir
| tieth of June, eighteen hundred and seventy
two, for the objects hereinafter expressed
namely: H5Hl3i 10 rEtr t-D.It
-....'.. LEGISLATIVE.
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 and twenty dollars; 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 ninety-two dollars each: six 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- Arms 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 mailcarrier, one
thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight
dollars; two mailcarriers, 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 foldingreOm, 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 hun
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
bred 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 room,
Eight hundred and sixty-four dollars; one
special policeman, one thousand dollars;
chaplain to the Senate, nine hundred dol
ars; chief engineer two thousand one hun
lred and sixty dollars; three assistant en-
,ineers, at fourteen hundred and forty dol
airs each; two tiremen, at one thousand and
linety-fve dollars each: three laborers, at
even 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
airs.
For contingent expenses of the Senate. viz: |
For stationery and newspapers for sew
nty-four Senators. at the rate of one hun
red and twenty five dollars each per an
um, nine thousand two hundred and fifty
ollars.
light thousand dollars.
|
ages for the Senate chamber, two
iding pages. one page for the Vice Presi-
ent's room, and one page for the office of
ne Secretary of the Senate, making eight
en- pages in all, at the rate of three dollars
er day while actually employed, and
orses and carryalls fifty thousand dollars;
Md pages to be appointed and removed by
lie Sergeant-at-arms, with the approval of |
lie Committee to Audit and Control the
Ontingent Expenses OF the Senate.
For fuel for the heating apparatus, eight
lousand dollars.
For furniture and repairs of furniture,
N thousand dollars.
For labor thirteen thousand dollars.
For folding documents. and materials ;
lerefor, twelve thousand dollars.
For packing boxes, seven hundred and
rty dollars.
For miscellaneous items, exclusive of la !
)r, thirty thousand dollars.
For the usual additional compensation {
the reporters of the Senate for the Con- {
'essional Globe, for reporting the proceed
gs of the Senate for the session of the For l
second Congress, beginning on the first
onday in December, eighteen hundred and
venty-one, eight hundred dollars each, I
UT thousand dollars.
CAPITOL POLICE.
For one captain, one thousand eight hun 9
ed dollars, two ieutenants, at one thou :
nd five hundred dollars each; twenty-five
ivates, at one thousand two hundred dol !
rs each, thirty thousand dollars; aad
ght watchmen, at one thousand dol .
RS each, eight thousand dollars; making, !
all, forty-two thousand eight hundred
,llars, one half to be paid into the con- .
1gent fund of the House of Representa- .
yes, and the other half to be paid into the
fund of the Senate. :
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES G
For compensation and mileage of men,
RS of the House of Representatives and {
eiegates from Territories, one million five e
inbred and sixty-fv thousand dollars.
For compensation of the officers, clerks, C
and others receiving an annual b
larry in the service of the House of Repre- b
natives, viz: Clerk of the House OF
representatives. four thousand three hun F
ed and twenty dollars; chief clerk and t
urnal clerk, three thousand dollars each;
re assistant clerks, at two thousand five h
inbred and ninety-two dollars each; one d
sistant clerk, at two thousand five hun
ed and twenty dollars; eight assistant a
erks, including librarian and assistant Ii h
arian, at two thousand one hundred and
xty dollars each; one chief messenger and P
ERIK to Speaker, at five dollars and seven 4
six cents per day each; for three messen-
rs, at one thousand four hundred and a
rty dollars each: one messenger in the