The Portland daily press., 1871-05-05
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UNITED STATES
THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTY FIRST
CONGRESS-,


AN ACT making appropriations for the legislative,
executive, and judicial expenses the govern
ment ior the year ending june 80, eighteen huu-
dred and seventy-two.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre- |
sentatiUes of the United States Of 1me'tca az ,h
gress assembled That the following sums De anu
name IA me are the
service OF the fiscal year ending in' for ,ha
June eiehteen hrndled rndra.ssd anu ,amely:
objects hereinafter expresseu, ha'''
LEGISLATIVE |
SENATE. |
ror oo,nnen.ation and milesge OF Senator's four |
hundred thousand donals.
For Compensation of the officers, c. rks, messen-
gers and others receiving an annual salary in The
Service of the Senate, viz; Secretary OF the Sen.
are Iour thou sand three hundred and twept dollars
officer charged with the disbulst mens OF the Sen
ate, five hundred and seventy six dollars: Chief
clerk, three thousand dollars. and The addional
sum OF one thousand dollars while the said flee is
heid by the resent incumbent and no longer p in
cipal executive clerk, minute and Journal clerk.
the Senate, at two thousand five hundred
and hinety-two dollars eac six clerks the office
OF the, Secretary OF the Senate, at two
thousand two hundred and twenty dollars each
keeper of tho stationery, two thousand hundred
ana TWO dollars and forty cents; Two messengers,
st one Thousand two hundred and mine six doials
iarsi Sergeant-at-arms and doorkeeper. iour tnou-
sand three hundred and twenty dollars fIostaea'
ly, no fees or other compensation or emolument
whaiever for performing the dufies OF tie office or
COnnecUDu
Thousand five hundred and ninety-tvo dollars;
PosImaster TO the Senate, two thousand one hun
dred dollars; assistant pos master and mail carrier
one thousand seven hundI ed and twenty-eIgit dol.
lars; mail carriers. at one thousand two hun
dred dollars each; Superintendent OF the document
room, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars:
two assistants in document rOtm at one thousand
four hundred and forty dollars each; superintend-
ent OF The iOdng ON, two thousand one hundred
and sixty dollars; three messengers, acting ms as
sstant do0rkeepers, a. tho lsand eight hundred
dollars each; twenty messengers, to he appointed
md nua6 hu flo Snyra ao..f
prova OF the Committee TO Audit and Control the
contingent Expenses OF the Senate at one thousand
ionr hundred and forty dollars each; secretary to
the PRESIDENT OF the Senate, two thousand one hun
dred aud two dollars and forty cents; clerk to the
Committee on Finance, two thousand two hund ed
twenty dollars; clerk to the COMMITTEE on Claims,
two thonsand two hundred and twenty dollars; clerk
OF pruning records, TWO thousand two hundred and
twenty dollars; clerk to ommittee on Appropr'-
ations, two thousand Two hundred and twenty dol
lars; superintendent in charge OF the furnaces,
one thousand Iour hundred and forty dollars; as
sistant in charge OF furnaces, eight hundred and
sxty-iour dOilars one iatoIer in charge OF private
passage eight hundred and sixty-four dollars; one
1aborer In stationery room. eight hundred sixty
1our dollars; Que special policeman, one thousand
dollars; chaplain to the Senate, nine hundred dol
lars; chisi engineer, two thousand one lhundIed
teen hundred and forty dollars each; two firemen,
at one thousand and ninety five dollars each three
laboIers, at seven hundred and thirty dollars each;
making, in all one hundred ami twenty thousand
two hundred and seventy y-three dollars and twenty
cents.
For contingent expenses of the Senate, viz:
For stationery anu newspapers for seventy-four
Senators, at the rate of one hundred and twenty
five dollars each per annum, nine thousand Two hun
dred and fifty dollars.
For stationery ior committees and ofiicers, eight
Fol clerks to committees fourteen pages for the
Senate chamber, two riding pages one page for the
Vice. Presidents room, and one page for the office of
the Secretary Of The Senate making eighteen pq ges
In sl at the rate of three dollars per day while acIu-
ally employed and horses and carryas. fifty thou
md drl r0U IN ha orlrr rir.faA a,1va
moved by the Sergeant at al ms, with the approval
OF the Con mttee TO audit and Control the Contin-
gent Expenses OF the Senate.
For fuel or the heatirg apparatus, eight thousand
dollars
For furniture. and repairs of furniture, ten thou
For labor, thirteen thousand dollars.
For folding documents, and materials therefor
For packiug-boxcs, seven hundred and forty dol
For miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor. thirty
For the usual additional compensation to the re-.
porters OF the Senate for the Congressiona Al Globe
Be- sion OF the Forty-Second Congress- beginning on
the first Monday 10 De- ember, eighteen hundred
and seventy. y.oue, eight hundred dollars each, tour
CAPITOL POLICE.
For one captain, one thousand eight hundred dol
lars; two lieuienanfs at one tbousai five hundred
two hundred dollars each; Thirty thousand dollars
and eight wachman, at one thousand dollars EACH
eight thousand collars; making, in all, forty-two
thousand eight hundred dollars one half 10 be paid
into the contingent fund OF the ouse Il tpresent-
stlves and The other half be paid into The contn-
gent fund OF the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
For compensation and mileage OF members of the
House OF Representatives, ana Delegates from Ter
ritolies, one million five hundred and sixty. five
For compen alton of The officers, clerks, messen-
gers, and Others receiving annual salary in the
service OF the House of Representatives, viz.
nf
san1 three hui dfed and twenty dollars; chief clerk
ana Journal clerk, three thousand dollars each; five
assist mt clerks, at two thousand live Lundre ana
niney-two dollars each; enc assistant CLERK at two
thousand tive hundred and twenty dollars: eight as
sisiant clerks, including librarian and ASSISTANT H.
Drailan at two thousand one hundred and sixty dol
lars each; one Chief messenger and clerk 10 Sneak
er, at hse dollars and seveEty-six cents per day
each; Tor three messengers, at one thousand TOUR
hundred and iorty dollars each one messenger in
the House library, one thousand icur hundred and
ared aoaTs aSas; 3ne one thousand EIGHT hnn
sand four hundred and forty dollars each; six Hre-
men, at one thousand ana ninety five dollars each
per annum; ior clerk to Committee of Ways and
Means, two thousand five hundred and ninety two
dollars; clerk t. Committee on Appropriations two
thousand five hundred and nnety-two doats :: cierk
to COMMITTEE Of Claims, two thousand one hundred
and sixty dollars; clerk to Committee on Public
Lands, two thousand one hundred and sixty dol
LARS Sergeant alarms, four thousand, three hun
died and twenty dollars; Provided, That hereafter
he shall recei Q, directly indirectly, Tees other
compensation, or emolnment whatever for perfoIm-
ing the duties CT his office, in connection there
with; clerk TO the eSeIgeant-at-arms, two thousand
hve hundred dollars; messenger to Sergeant-at-
arms, one thousand four hundred and tor rty dollars
Doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety,
two dollars; first assistant doorkeep=r, two thou
sand five hindred and ninety Il wo dollars; POST
master. two thousand five hundred and nihey two
dollars frst assisI ant postmaster, Two thousand
and eighty eight dollars; four messengers at ore
thousand seven hundred ami twenty eight dollars
each; five mail carriers, at one thousand aud eighty
dollars eachi chaplain OF the House, nine hundred
Gollars; two stenographers, four thousand three
hundred and eighty dollars each; super of
fOlnlng room, two thousand hundred ID and sixty-
dollars; superintendent and asssl INF OF tbe dosy-
ment room, at five d0llals and seveny-six cents per
day each; document file clerk, one thousand eight
hundred dollars; eleven messengers five at one
thousand eight hundred dollars, aud six at one thou
sand iour hundred and forty dollars each; twelve
messengers during the session, at The rate of one
thousand Iour hundred and forty dollars each her
annum; making. in all, the sum OF one hundred
and hity.two thousand two hundred and twenty
seven dollars and sixty cents.
For contingent expenses of the House of Renre.
sentatives, viz: 'Nf-'
For carriage. three thousand eight hundred dollars.
ror CLERKS TO committees, ana ten npDraIy clerks OF
the House OF Representatives. forty-one thousand
three hundred and four dollars.
For folding documents, including nav of folders
and materials, eighty thousand dollars.
For fuel, seven Thousand dollars.
For horses and carriages for transportation of
mals and saddle horses tor the use of messengers,
ten thousand dollars.
For furniture and repairs of the same. eighteen
For packng-b boxes, two thousand six hundred dol
For laborers, eighteen thousand two hundred and
forty dollars.
For miscellaneous items, fifty five thousand dol
lars. ~ ~
For newspaper and stationery for Members and
Delegates, &C one hundred and twenty five dollars
each per annum, thirty one thousand two hundred
and hfIy dollars; and or stationery for Committees
anG officers OF the House, five thousand dollars.
for twenty-three pages. lincluding three riding
pages. seventeen thousand six hundred and tb tye
nine dollars and thirty-four cents.
FOR the usual additional com pensati0n to the re-
ot the House for the Congressional Globe
ior reporting the proceedings OF the House tor the
session OF the Forty-sec0nd Congress- beginning on
the hrst Moaday in December, eighteen hundred
and seventy-one, eight hundred dollars each ,lour
thousand eight hundred dollars.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
For compensation of the Congressional Printer.
an q the clerks and messengers in his office twelve
thousand We hundred and fourteen dollars
For contingent expenses OF his Office viz . For
stationery, postage, advertising, furniture travelling
expenses, horses and wagons, and miscellaneC us
Items, two thousand five hundred dellars.
thousand nine hundred AMI ninety six dollars and
nifty cents: Pr0Uided That SO much OF section fen
OF the act approved Juns twenty five, eig bteen hun
dred and slxty-four, entitled San act TO expedite
for other purposes" as provides that the Suporn-
tendent OF Public Printing" under certain coudi-
tons therein stated, may furnish extra copies of anv
document TO persons applying therefor, be and the
shall lie added 10 the cost paid fol SAID dOcnments
For paper :or the p piblic printing, seven hundred
ana twenty-five thousand nine hundred and Il teen
For The public binding. i've hundred and tweptv-
eight thousand, three hundred and nneIeen dolays
and sixty cents.
maps, plans, and diagrams in fac-simile on tracing
linen, ninety-0ne thousand dollars.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
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