New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-02
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Third Session of the Forty
First Congress.
GENERAL NATURE-NO. As. I

| legislative, executive and Judicial ex-
penses OF the government for the year
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and
seventytwo.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
| 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 thlr-
| tieth of June. eighteen hundred and seventy
| two, for the objects hereinafter expressed,
namely:
SENATE.
For CONDENSATION and mileage of Senators,
| four hundred thousand dollars.
For conversation of the officers, clerks,
messengers and others receiving an annual
salary in the service of the Senate viz: Sec
| retary 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 pinety-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 nnety-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 mail carrier, 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 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 Presl-
| 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
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
lars; chief engineer two thousand one hun
dred and sixty dollars; three assistant en-
gineers, at fourteen hundred and forty dol
lars each; two tiremen, at one thousand and
ninety. five 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
pages for the Senate chamber, two
riding pages, one page for the Vice Presi-
dents room. and one page for the office of
IL G. nf olxip ai,rhf
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
thousand 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
forty dollars.
For miscellaneous items, exclusive of la
Dor, thirty thousand dollars.
For the usual additional compensation
to the reporters of the Senate for the Con
gressional Globe, for reporting the proceed
ty-second Congress, beg ginning on the first
Monday in December, eighteen hundred and
seventy one, eight hundred dollars each,
four thousand dollars.
CAPITOL POLICE.
For one captain, one thousand eight hun
dredsdollars, two lieutenants, at one thou
sand five hundred dollars each; twenty five
privates. at one thousand two hundred dol
lars each, thirty thousand dollars; aAd
eight watchmen, at one Thousand dol
lars each, eight thousand dollars; making,
in all, forty-two thousand eight hundred
dollars, one half to be paid into the con-
tingent fund of the House of Representa-
tives, and the other half to be paid into the
contingent fund of the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
For compensation and mileage of men,
bers of the House of Representatives and
Delegates from Territories, one million five
hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars
For compensation of the officers, clerks,
messengers, and others receiving an annual
salary in the service Of the House of Repre-
sentatives, viz: Clerk of the House of
Representatives, four thousand three hun
bred and twenty dollars; chief clerk and
journal clerk, three thousand dollars each;
five assistant clerks, at two thousand five
hundred and ninety-twO dollars each; one
assistant clerk, at two thousand five hun
dred and twenty dollars; eight assistant
clerks, including librarian and assistant Ii
brarian, at two thousand one hundred and
sixty dollars each; one chief messenger and
clerk to Speaker, at five dollars and seven
ty-six cents per day each; for three messen-
gers, at one thousand four hundred and
forty dollars each; one messenger in the
House library, one thousand four hundred
and forty dollars each; one engineer, one
thousand eight hundred dollars: three as