New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-31
For stationery and miscellaneous items,

Bureau OF PrOVlSlOnS ana CIOtnlDS' ZOE
chief clerk, one clerk of class tour, two
clerks of class three, three clerks OF class
one, two clerks of class two. one messen-
ger, and one laborer; in ALL fourteen thou
sand seven hundred and sixty dollars.
For stationery and miscellaneous items,
eight hundred dollars.
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: For
one clerk of class four, one clerk OF class
three, one messenger and one laD0rer; IN
all, four thousand nine hundred and sixty
dollars.
For stationery and miscellaneous items,
four hundred dollars
For SUPERINTENDENT, 1.-TWO hundred and
fifty dollars, five watchmen and two labor
ers for the building occupied By the Navy
Department, five thousand and forty dol
lars.
For incidental labor, fuel, lights, and mis-
cellaneOus items for said building, seven
thousand dollars.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
For the Chief Justice, eight thousand five
hundred dollars; and for eight associate or
retired justices. eight thousand dollars each;
in all, seventy-twO thousand five hundred
dollars
For nine circuit judges to reside in cir
cult, fifty-tour thousand dollars.
For salary of the reporter of the de-
cisions of the Supreme Court of the
United States, two thousand five hundred
dollars.
For the salary of the marshal OF the Su-
preme Court, three thousand five hundred
dollars.
For salaries of the district judges of
the United States, one hundred and
seventy-ive thousand five hundred dollars.
For salaries of the chief justice of the
supreme court of the District of Columbia,
and the four associate judges, twenty thou
sand five hundred dollars.
For salary of the warden of the Jail
in the District of Columbia, two thousand
dollars.
For compensation of the district attorneys
of the United States, eighteen thousand
seven hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation of the district marshals
of the United States, eleven thousand five
hundred dollars.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
Office of the Attorney General: For COM
pensation of the Attorney General, eight
thousand dollars; Solicitor General, seven
thousand five hundred dollars; two Assist
ant Attorneys General, at five thousand dol
lars each solicitor of internal revenue, five
thousand dollars; naval solicitor and Judge
advocate general, three thousand five hun
bred dollars; examiner of claims, three
thousand five hundred dollars; law clerk,
two thousand five hundred dollars; chief
clerk two thousand two hundred dollars;
stenographic clerk, two thousand dollars;
one clerk two thousand dollars: seven
clerks of class four; additional for dishurs-
ing clerk, two hundred dollars two clerks
ofclass three. one clerk of class two, one
clerk of class one, one messenger, two
assistant messengers; in ALL slxty-seven'
thousand three hundred and twenty dol
lars.
Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury:
For compensation of the Solicitor of the
Treasury, three thousand five hundred dol
lars; assistant solicitor. three thousand dol
lars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; one
clerk of class four, three clerks of class
three, three clerks of class two, one clerk of
class one, one messenger, and one labOrer;
in all, twenty-five thousand and sixty dol
lars.
For contingent expenses of the Depart
ment of Justice, viz: Fuel, labor, station
cry, and miscellaneous items, fifteen thou
sand dollars.
For rent of building, ten thousand dol
lars.
For furniture and law books, six thousand
dollars.
COMMISSIONERS TO CoDITY THE LAWS OF THE
UNITED STATES.
For compensation of three commissioners
to codify the laws of tue United States, fit
teen thousand dollars.
For incidental and contingent expenses,
for clerk hire, stationery. and miscellaneous
items, three thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. That the sum of five hundred
thousand dollars be, and hereby is, appro-
priated, out of any moneys in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, tor the con-
struction. under the direction of the Secre-
tart of State, on the southerly portion of
the premises now occupied by the War and
Navy Departments, building which will
form the south wing of a building that,
when completed, Will be similar in the
ground plan and dimensions to the Treas
ury building, aud provide accommodations
for the State. War and Navy Depart
ments; the building to be of such
kind of stone as may be hereafter deter
mined by the concurrent decision of the
Committees of Public Buildings and
Grounds of the Senate and House OF Repre-
sentatives; three stories in height, with
basement and attic. and of tre-proof con-
struction; the plans to be approved by the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of War.
and the Secretary of the Navy, before any
money is expended under the provisions of
this act.
SEC. 3. That from and after the first day
of July, eighteen hundred and seventyOne,
the annual salary of the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States shall
be eight thousand five hundred dollars, and
the annual salary of each of the associate
justices OF the Supreme Court shall be eight
thousand dollars, and of each circuit judge
six thousand dollars; and TALL provisions of
law providing for additional compensation
or allowance to any judge for travelling ex-
penses are hereby repealed. And it shall
be the duty of the circuit judge
in each judicial circuit, whenever in
his judgment the public interest shall
so require, To designate and appoint, in the
manner and with all the powers provided
in an act to provide for holding the courts
of the United States, in case of the sick
ness or other disability Of the judges of the
district courts, approved July twenty-nine,
eighteen hundred and fifty, the district
Judge of any judicial district within his
circuit to hold a district or circuit court in
the place or aid of any other district judge
within the same circuit; and it shall be the
duty of such district judge as shall be for
that purpose designated and appointed to
hold the district or circuit court as afore-
SAID without any other compensation than
his regular salary as established by law.
SEC. 4. That the salaries provided for in
the foregoing section of this act shall be
payable in quarterly installments on the first
days of April, July, October and January
of each year, and an amount sufficient to
pay the same is hereby appropriated out of
any money in the treasury not otherwise
Approved March 3, 1871.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 40
AN ACT to amend an act entitled IAN act
to require the holding of additional dis
trict and circuit courts of the United
States in the district of Indiana, and for
other purposes" approved June thirty,
eighteen hundred and seventy. and for