New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-17


Be 1T enacted by the Senate and House
Representatives of the United States
America in Congress assembled, That Il
following sums be, and the same are hereb
appropriated, out of any money in Il
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for Il
| service OF the fiscal year ending the thi
tieth of June. eighteen hundred and sevent
two, for the objects hereinafter espresso
namely:
LEGISLATIVE.
| SENATE.
For compensation and mileage of Senator
four hundred thousand dollars.
For compensation of the officers, clerk
messengers and others receiving an annus
salary in the service of the Senate, viz: Sc,
rotary of the Senate. four thousand thre
hundred and twenty dollars; officer charge
with disbursements of the Senate, five hur
| dred and seventy-six dollars; chief clerl
| three thousand dollars, and the additions
sum of one thousand dollars while the sal
Office is held by the present incumbent, an
no longer; principal clerk, principal execu
| tive clerk, minute and journal clerk, an,
| financial clerk, in the Office of the Secretar
of the Senate, at two thousand five hundre,
and ninety-two dollars each: siy clerks il
office of the Secretary of the Senate. at tw,
thousand two hundred and twenty dollar
each keeper of the stationery, two Thousand
one hundred and two dollars and fort,
cents; two messengers, at one thousand TIVE
hundred and ninety-six dollars each; on,
page, at seven hundred and twenty dollars
Sergeant-at-A1ms and Doorkeeper foul
thousand three hundred and twenty dollars
Provided, That hereafter he shall receive
directly or indirectly, no fees or other com
pensation or emOlument whatever fOI
performing the duties of the Office
or in connection therewith: 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
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dent of the Senate two Thousand one hun
dred 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-
yate 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
lars; chief engineer two thousand one hun
bred and sixty dollars; three assistant en-
yineers, at fourteen hundred and forty dol
airs each; two tremen, at one thousand and
linety-fve dollars each; three laborers, at
seven hundred and thirty dollars each:
making, in all, one hundred and twenty
thousand two hundred and seventy-three
dollars and twenty cents.
For temporary clerks, ten thousand dol
ars.
For contingent expenses of the Senate. viz:
For stationery and newspapers for sew
nty-four Senators. at the rate of one hun
lred and twenty-five dollars each per an
um, nine thousand two hundred and fifty
dollars.
For stationery for committees and officers.
light thousand dollars.
For clerks to committees, fourteen
ages for the Senate chamber, two
iding pages, one page for the Vice Presi-
ent's room, and one page for the office of |
- h.
en- pages in all, at the rate of three dollars |
er day while actually employed, aud |
Orses and cafryalls, fifty thousand dollars;
aid'pages to be appointed and removed by |
le Sergeant-at-arns, with the approval of |
ne 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 Ia
IT, 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
second Congress, beginning on the first
onday in December, eighteen hundred and
venty-one, eight hundred dollars each,
ur thousand dollars.
CAPITOL POLICE.
For one captain, one thousand eight hun
ed dollars, two lieurenants, at one thou
nd five hundred dollars each; twenty-five
ivates, at one thousand two hundred dol
RS each, thirty thousand dollars; and
.ht watchmen, at one thousand dol
rs each, eight thousand dollars; making,
all, forty-two thousand eight hundred
liars, one half to be paid into the con-
gent fund of the House of Representa-
-es, and the other half to be paid into the
ntingent fund of the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
For compensation and mileage of men,
RS of the House of Representatives and
legates from Territories, one million five
ndred and sixty-five thousand dollars.
For compensation of the officers clerks,
ssengers, and others receiving an annual
airy in the service Of the House of Repre- ]
natives, viz: Clerk of the House of
four thousand three hun
I'd and twenty dollars;- chief clerk and t
lrnal clerk, three thousand dollars each;
e assistant clerks, at two Thousand five l
ndred and ninety-two dollars each; one {
'istant clerk, at two thousand five hun
ed and twenty dollars; eight assistant a
rks, including librarian and assistant Ii /
arlan, at two thousand one hundred and
ty dollars each; one chief messenger and /
rk to Speaker, at five dollars and seven d
six cents per day each; for three messen-
rs, at one thousand four hundred and a
ty dollars each; one messenger in the
use library, one thousand four hundred t
4 forty dollars each; one engineer, one
'usand eight hundred dollars; three as t
tant engineers, at one thousand four hun
ID and forty dollars each; six firemen, at b